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Introduction to R / Advanced Graphics

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Dates:12 May 2016 - 13 May 2016
Times:09:00 - 16:30
What is it:Short course
Organiser:methods@manchester
How much:£30 day 1 | £60 day 1 & day 2
Who is it for:University staff, Alumni, Current University students
Speaker:Jamie Owen
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Day 1: Introduction to R Day 2: Advanced Graphics

Attendees may elect to attend Day 1 or Day 1 & Day 2. Participants attending Day 2 must also attend Day 1.

Introduction to R: This is a one day intensive course on R. This course will be a mixture of lectures and computer practicals. The main focus will be to introduce fundamental R concepts. No prior programming knowledge of any kind is assumed. This course is suitable for a wide range of applicants e.g., biologists, statisticians, engineers, students.

Course outline: • Introduction to R: A brief overview of the background and features of the R statistical programming system. • Entering Data: A description of how to import and export data from R. • Data types: A summary of R's data types. • R environment: A description of the R environment including the R working directory, creating/using scripts, saving data and results. • R Graphics: Creating, editing and storing graphics in R. • Manipulating data in R: Describing how data can be manipulated in R using logical operators.

Course structure This course will be structured as follows: • 8:30 -- 9:00: Registration and coffee • 9:00 -- 10:30: Lecture • 10:30 -- 11:00: Coffee break • 11:00 -- 12:00: Lecture • 12:00 -- 1:00 Lunch (not provided) • 1:00 -- 2:00 Practical 1 • 2:00 -- 2:40: Lecture • 2:40 -- 3:00: Coffee break • 3:00 -- 4:30: Practical 2

These times are intended to give a flavour of how the course is run and are subject to change.

Comments from previous courses • Clear explanations; combination of theory and practice is excellent. • Good pace, good split of practical and lecture. • Excellent introduction to R! • Nice friendly environment. • Almost one to one! Great teaching, good lectures.

Advanced graphics This is a one day intensive course on advanced graphics with R. The standard plotting commands in R are known as the Base graphics. In this course, we cover more advanced graphics packages - in particular, ggplot2. The ggplot2 package can create very advanced and informative graphics. For example: • Mapping-electrical-activity-in-the-human-neocortex • Strainmeter offsets • Analysis of music

A basic knowledge of R is assumed for this course. In particular, attendees should be familiar with the topics covered in the first course.This course will be a mixture of lectures and computer practicals. The goal is to enable participants to apply the techniques covered to their own data. This course is suitable to a wide range of applicants e.g., biologists, statisticians, engineers, students.

Course outline • The grammar of graphics • Mastering the grammar • Groups, geoms, stats and layers • Scales, axes and legends • Facets

Course structure This course will be structured as follows: • 8:30 -- 9:00: Registration and coffee • 9:00 -- 9:30: Lecture • 9:30 -- 10:30: Practical 1 • 10:30 -- 11:00: Coffee break • 11:00 -- 12:15: Lecture • 12:15 -- 1:30: Lunch • 2:45 -- 3:15: Coffee break • 1:30 -- 4:30: Practical 2 & Lecture

Comments from previous courses • Very clear lectures and handouts. • Good overview of the main topics. Also gave advice on how to find out about other features that may be needed above the standards. • The ability to ask more general questions about our data in the practical.

Price: £30 day 1 | £60 day 1 & day 2

Speaker

Jamie Owen

Organisation: Newcastle University

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