First steps with R

Analysis

Data Science

Open Source

Short courses

On-site courses

Face-to-face

Remote/Virtual

English

French

Objectives

Discover the R language and software and learn the first basics of this language

Prerequisites:

Have a basic understanding of statistics.

Learning and technical resources:

Lecture followed by practical exercises with situational setting. Educational materials and exercises provided in digital format

Assessment:

Pre-training questionnaire
evaluation questionnaire

Results & skills expected at the end of the training:

At the end of the training course trainees will be able to format their data and produce basic statistical analyses using the R language.

Program

R1: First steps in R

Introduction
Entering a command in the console
Writing a clean, structured and commented script
Create, modify, view and delete an object
Manipulating different data types and data structures
The R objects: vectors, factors, arrays, lists, data frames, functions

R2: Import, control and export data arrays

View and edit working directory
Import data contained in a .csv file
Check the types of its variables and modify them if needed
Categorical variables: factors
Controlling for missing data
Exporting a data table to a .csv file

R3: Numerical valuation of data

Manipulating your dataset (selecting variables, rows …)
Numerical valuation: getting to know the dataset, summarizing and quantifying the information
Descriptive statistics, counts, pivot tables
Data aggregation (statistics by group of observations)

R4: Graphical valuation of data

Creating basic graphs: histogram, scatterplot, box plot, bar chart, pie chart
Changing the various basic chart options (color, title, point and line type, size, …)
Add elements to a chart (points, lines, segments, legends, …)
Save a graph

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Duration

14 hours

Level

Beginner

Audience

Anyone wishing to format data and produce statistical analyses with the R language.

Participants

8 people maximum

Instructor

Salima Bouayad Agha

Salima hold a PHD in economics from the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, and spares no efforts when it comes to passing on knowledge and know-how. She is genuinely devoted to Educational purposes.

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