[Colloquium] Announcement: Introduction to R: the Power of the Data Frame

[Benjamin Recchie via Colloquium]

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Introduction to R: the Power of the Data Frame
Peter Carbonetto, Computational Scientist, Statistics and Genetics, Research Computing Center
Tuesday, February 7, 2017, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. | Kathleen A. Zar Room, John Crerar Library
R has become one of the most important tools in quantitative research, from computational biology to financial modeling. This two-hour workshop will expose participants to the basic elements of R, a computing environment for data analysis, through working examples. The workshop is centered around the "data frame"—a data structure that resembles a spreadsheet, but can be manipulated in R to quickly generate sophisticated visualizations and analyses from large data sets. No previous programming experience is required, although it is helpful to have some familiarity with spreadsheets (e.g., Excel) since we will draw parallels between R and Excel. The aim is to provide participants with the basic tools to explore the features of R and RStudio on their own, either on the RCC compute cluster, or on their own computer.

Please note: participants should have been exposed to a UNIX-like shell environment, and should be able to log in to the RCC compute cluster. All participants must bring a laptop with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system on which they have administrative privileges.


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Level: This is an INTRODUCTORY level workshop, for users with little or no experience in the topic.

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Prerequisites: Participants should have been exposed to a UNIX-like shell environment, and should be able to log in to the RCC compute cluster.


Click here to register<https://training.uchicago.edu/course_detail.cfm?course_id=1547>
Or go to https://training.uchicago.edu/course_detail.cfm?course_id=1547

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Please forward this workshop announcement to any faculty, students, or staff who may be interested.

Benjamin Recchie
Communications, Outreach, and Project Manager, Research Computing Center
The University of Chicago
5607 S. Drexel E 58th St., Room 38
Chicago, IL 60637
E: bcrecchi at uchicago.edu
T: 773.834.5546
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