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Introduction to R

Event
May 22nd, 2023
BIOPOLIS-CIBIO, Vairão, Portugal (Face-to-face)

22 - 26 May 2023


This course intends to introduce the student to R programming from the very beginning. During the week, we will start describing what R is, what type of data works with (such as vectors, matrix and dataframes), and the basic functions. The course covers practical issues in statistical computing which includes programming in R, reading data into R, accessing R packages and writing R functions.

PROGRAM (27 hours)
Day 01 | May 22, 2023
| 9:30-11:00 - Introduction to R environment
Coffee break
| 11:30-13:00 - Simple data manipulation.
Lunch break
| 14:00-15:30 - Objects: attributes and modes.
Coffee break
| 16:00-17:30 - Functions and packages

Day 02 | May 23, 2023
| 9:30-11:00 - Ordered and unordered vectors; factors and matrices.
Coffee break
| 11:30-13:00 - Dataframes and lists.
Lunch break
| 14:00-15:30 - Practical session 1: Importing and exporting data.
Coffee break
| 16:00-17:30 - Practical session 2: Data manipulation

Day 03 | May 24, 2023
| 9:30-11:00 - Probability distributions
Coffee break
| 11:30-13:00 - Plotting and basic graphs
Lunch break
| 14:00-15:30 - Practical session 3: Exploring data distribution
Coffee break
| 16:00-17:30 - Practical session 4: Plot your distribution

Day 04 | May 25, 2023
| 9:30-11:00 - Grouping and conditions
Coffee break
| 11:30-13:00 - Loops
Lunch break
| 14:00-15:30 - Practical session 5: Grouping, conditions
Coffee break
| 16:00-17:30 - Practical session 6: Loops

Day 05 | May 26, 2023
| 9:30-11:00 - Basic stats: linear model and anova
Coffee break
| 11:30-13:00 - Practical session 7: Biological example

COURSE INSTRUCTORS
Raquel Ponti de la Iglesia  (Coordinator) | BIOPOLIS/CIBIO-InBIO | SOCIALITY
Marco Sannolo | Museo MNCN, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales 
Ana Leitão | BIOPOLIS/CIBIO-InBIO

SELECTION CRITERIA
The course will be open to a maximum number of 25 participants.
75% of available student slots are reserved for BIODIV students.
 Priority will be given to:
• 1st year and other PhD students attending the BIODIV Doctoral Program;
• PhD students attending other courses;
• Other post-graduate students and researchers.

REGISTRATION
95€ (students) | 200€ (other participants). CIBIO-InBIO members will have an additional discount of 20%
Participation is free of charge for MBGE, BIODIV Students & CIBIO's TwinLabs 
Registration fees do not include accommodation or meals
Registration deadline: April 12, 2023

To apply, please fill the form available HERE

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