Take your R programming skills to the next level in this intermediate workshop, where you'll build on your foundational knowledge and explore more powerful techniques for data analysis. Designed for those ready to tackle more complex challenges, this session offers practical, hands-on experience that will enhance your ability to process, analyze, and manage data with confidence.
What to Expect:
- Advanced Data Manipulation: Learn to use the dplyr package for efficient data wrangling, including filtering, piping, selecting, and transforming data.
- Control Flow in R: Master conditional statements (if statements) and loops (for loops) to automate tasks and handle complex data processing.
- Creating Functions: Understand how to write and use custom functions in R to streamline your analysis and improve code efficiency.
Prerequisites: Participants should have a basic understanding of R programming and be comfortable with fundamentals. Familiarity with RStudio and basic statistical concepts will be helpful.
Who Should Attend: This workshop is ideal for U of T individuals who have completed an introductory R course or have experience with basic R programming and wish to expand their skills. It is perfect for U of T students, researchers, faculty/staff, or anyone working with data who wants to improve their ability to handle more complex data tasks and enhance their programming efficiency in R.
Instructor: Zeynep Cevik, PhD - Statistical Support Specialist
When: Wednesday, March 5, 10:00am to 12:00pm
Where: Online via Teams link. (Provided upon registration)
Code of Conduct: Map & Data Library (MDL) workshops are a welcoming and inclusive environment for learning. To learn more, check out our Code of Conduct.
Accessibility: The MDL is committed to making our workshops accessible to everyone. If you require an accommodation to fully participate in the workshop, please contact Zeynep Cevik (zeynep.cevik@utoronto.ca) to discuss options.
Complementary Learning Materials: Check out our Getting Started Guide for a recording of this workshop and more tutorials.