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Sep
7
2023

R Fundamentals Three-Day Bootcamp: Chicago Campus

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When: Thursday, September 7, 2023
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT

Where: Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center, 303 E. Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611 map it

Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students

Cost: $60.00

Contact: Letty Vega  

Group: Northwestern IT Research Computing and Data Services

Category: Training

Description:

R Fundamentals Three-Day Bootcamp: Chicago Campus

Three-day, In-Person Workshop 

Instructors: Ritika Giri and Christina Maimone

September 5-7 (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)

10 a.m. – 4 p.m. 

303 E. Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611

Have data to analyze statistically or visualize? This three-day workshop introduces R to those new to R and novice R users. This workshop will be helpful for those looking to get started with R or who would benefit from a systematic introduction to the why’s and how’s of using R effectively. 

Things you will learn: 

-Fundamentals of R 
-Working with dataframes or datasets 
-Performing basic data operations 
-Conducting common statistical tests 
-Creating visualizations with ggplot2

This workshop will happen live, in-person and will not be recorded. You should be available for all three days, the instructor will not be able to help you catch up if you miss materials. You will need to bring a laptop to participate. Instructions will be sent out after you register on how to install R to your laptop or access it on the cloud from your laptop.

Prerequisites: If this is your first time learning a programming language, we highly recommend you watch the Programming Concepts video before you begin the boot camp. You must first register for the boot camp to access the video link. 

Cost: $60 plus non-refundable Eventbrite service and processing fees. Note that this boot camp is only open to Northwestern University and Northwestern Medicine affiliates. 

-Price includes daily morning coffee and tea. Lunch is not included, but a one-hour lunch break will be scheduled. 

-If you need financial assistance to attend, please email Leticia Vega at leticia.vega@northwestern.edu to apply for a waiver. 

-Refunds for cancelation can be requested on the Eventbrite website up to 24 hours before the workshop begins. Eventbrite service and processing fees are non-refundable. No refunds will be granted beyond 24 hours before the workshop start time. 
 

 

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