You will need to bring your laptop (and don't forget charger), and have the following installed:

• R - https://cran.r-project.org/
• RStudio - https://www.rstudio.com/
• For those using Macs, make sure you install XQuartz, this is a big download - http://xquartz.macosforge.org/landing/

The workshop will be broken down into four segments.

• Fundamentals of R : using the R environment, CRAN, working with R packages
• Data Manipulation with dplyr :
• Data Visualization with ggplot2 :
• A crash course on R for Statistics: We might not get to spend too much time on this, but here we will look at running some straightforward statistical procedures with R: t-tests, variance tests, cluster analysis, testing normality etc

The materials will be on-line at RWorkshop.github.io.

Please note: Catering: There will no catering provided directly. Food and Drink can be purchased on site at the UL Pavilion.

FAQ

Q. What do I need to bring?

Your laptop (and don't forget charger).

Q. Do I need to have anything installed before the workshop?

Yes, please have the following installed:

• Have R installed - https://cran.r-project.org/
• RStudio - https://www.rstudio.com/
• For those using Macs, make sure you install XQuartz, this is a big download - http://xquartz.macosforge.org/landing/