Basic statistics in R - Ghent

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Basic statistics in R - Ghent

Target Audience:
All VIB staff
Location:

Clemenspoort, Ghent

General context

This training gives an introduction to the use of the statistical software language R. R is a language for data analysis and graphics. This introduction to R is aimed at beginners. The training covers data handling, graphics, and basic statistical techniques. 
R is for free and for more information you can visit the CRAN web site.
This training is an introduction to the use of R and RStudio and stops at very basic analyses (t-tests and non-parametric equivalents). A full overview of statistical analyses in R including regression, ANOVA will be given in the follow-up training Basic statistics in R, part II.

Objectives
  • Get an idea of what R and Rstudio is
  • Use R to handle data: creating, reading, reformatting and writing data
  • Use R to create graphics
  • Use basic statistical techniques in R : normality tests, t-tests, wilcoxon tests, chi square tests, correlations, survival analysis...
  • Write and use R scripts
Event intended for

This training is recommended for people with no experience in R who are planning to follow a training that requires some R background, like the mass spectrometry training, the single cell RNA-Seq and the bulk RNA-Seq training....

Required skills

The training is intended for people who have no experience with R. However, understanding of basic statistical concepts is required, such as data types, normal distribution, descriptive statistics, tests for comparing groups... If you don't have sufficient statistical background you are strongly encouraged to attend the Basic statistics theory training. 

Course materials
Training material

Trainers

Program

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Introduction

Working with R and RStudio

Data structures

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Data structures

Reading data from files

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Writing scripts

Descriptive statistics

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Data reformatting

Graphics

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Graphics

Basic statistical tests

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Full analysis of data sets

Practical info

Location & Venue

28 January 2020 - 11 February 2020

Ghent - Clemenspoort

Overwale 3
9000 Ghent
Belgium

Public transport

28 January 2020 - 11 February 2020

Ghent - Clemenspoort
Public transport

The train station Ghent St-Pieters is only 250 m away. We have 40 bike lots.

Route description

28 January 2020 - 11 February 2020

Ghent - Clemenspoort
Parking

We offer parking lots (1.20 € per hour). GPS address: Sint-Denijslaan 251.
Please take the neem the exit SPORTHAL HoGent (not Campus HoGent) and drive all the way to the end, so past the parking slots of HoGent.

Venue contact

28 January 2020 - 11 February 2020

Ghent - Clemenspoort
Location contact

+32 476 46 10 40

info@clemenspoort.be