Workshop for Incoming IDEAS students
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What is R and RStudio
- list at least 3 reasons R/RStudio is a useful research tool
- describe CRAN's function
- install a package
- create a variable in R
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Data Types
- assigning objects
- data structure and syntax
- troubleshooting through Rstudio
- data subsetting
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Writing your first script
- script best practices
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Writing functions
- function syntax
- control statements
- logic statements
which will require the following skills already covered:
- data structure
- assigning an object
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Manipulating and exploring Data
- loading data
- calculate simple stats in base
R
- plot function in base
R
which will require the following skills already covered:
- logic statements
- manipulating data
- assigning an object
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Writing functions recap
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Data Visualization
- plotting in base R
- plotting in ggplot
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Simulating Data
- simulating data of discrete model
- simulating data of continuous model
which will require the following skills already covered:
- function syntax
- data structure
- assigning an object
- plotting in base
R
- plotting in ggplot
- manipulating data