Spring Development Sessions: Data Analysis in R
Explore R/RStudio, a free software that allows for statistical computing and graphics creation. Learn how to navigate the R interface to help make sense of your data. The best way to learn R is by doing it, so download and install R and bring your laptop to follow along!
Describing Data
Tuesday, January 24
Let’s talk about data. In this session, we’ll learn how to describe a data set numerically and create basic visualizations of data using R. These visualizations will further your understanding and describing of the data.
Correlation
Tuesday, February 14
Let’s talk about associations. In this session, we’ll learn how to conduct a Pearson’s correlation, create correlation matrices, and interpret output in R.
Regression
Tuesday, March 14
Let’s talk about prediction. In this session, we’ll learn how to conduct a simple and multiple linear regression and how to interpret their outputs in R.
T-tests
Tuesday, April 4
1-2 p.m.
McNeill Hall 1051
Let’s talk about comparing means. In this session, we’ll learn how to conduct single-sample, paired samples, and independent samples t-tests in R and explore how to interpret their outputs.
