Introduction to R with data pre-processing and visualisation
Date:
07/09/2016
Organised by:
University of Leeds
Presenter:
Dr Richard Hodgett and Dr Conor McDonald
Level:
Entry (no or almost no prior knowledge)
Contact:
Eleri Pound e.a.pound@leeds.ac.uk
Description:
This course aims to provide you with an introduction to the analytical programming language R. The course will focus on data pre-processing and visualisation, two of the key steps in understanding and generating insights from data. During the course you will learn about the benefits or R, how R handles different data types and how you can begin to use R to solve complex data science, machine learning and statistical problems. Specifically, you will work with R and its various packages to import, clean, manipulate and visualise real world data. The course assumes no knowledge of R or statistics.
Programme objectives
o To familiarise attendees with R, including the RStudio integrated development environment.
o To learn more about the broader R ecosystem – i.e. packages that extend the functionality of ‘base R’.
o To introduce R’s syntax and a variety of primary functions.
o To learn how to tidy and manipulate data using R.
o To learn how to utilise data visualisations to communicate your results.
Cost:
£30 – Studnets
£50 – University, public and charitable sector staff
£150 – All others
Website and registration:
https://www.cdrc.ac.uk/events/18094/
Region:
Yorkshire and Humberside
Keywords:
R, Data Visualisation, data pre-processing
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