15 and 17 January 2025: Introduction to R
An introduction to R
The bioDSC organizes an introductory course on data analysis and visualisation in R. R is a programming language for statistical programming and data visualation, and is very popular in the field of biology. Chances are high that those nice figures you see in papers were generated in R! In addition, understanding the basics of R sets you up for more complex data-heavy analysis such as the analysis of RNA-seq data.
This workshop assumes no prior knowledge on R or programming!
Workshop learning outcomes
After this workshop, you will be familiar with R, RStudio, and programming in general. More specifically, you will learn about:
- Basic R syntax, how to write your first scripts
- Loading datasets and manipulating data
- Make plots based on your data (using
ggplot2)
Workshop logistics
The course will be given by Martijn Wehrens and Misha Paauw from the bioDSC. There is room for 4-12 participants. You have to bring your own laptop, with and R and RStudio installed: instructions can be found here under section “Setup instructions”. If you run into problems installing R before the workshop, please come in 30 minutes in advance so we can help you set-up your laptop for the workshop.
We will use course materials from The Carpentries, an initiative to teach foundational coding and data science skills to researchers worldwide.
Workshop schedule
| Date | Time | Location | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 january | 12:30 - 13:00 | Science Park B0.201 | Walk-in and R installation helpdesk |
| 15 january | 13:00 - 17:00 | Science Park B0.201 | Introduction to R, part 1 |
| 17 january | 13:00 - 17:00 | Science Park B0.201 | Introduction to R, part 2 |
Should I learn Python or R?
See the blog post about Python vs. R in case you’re wondering whether you should start learning: R, or Python. We have more workshops about Python and R coming soon.
Sign up
Sign up here. Sign up deadline: 8th of january!