Introduction to Statistical Computing with the R Programming Language

Schedule

Wed Apr 08 2026 at 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Central Library ROOM 401-D | Washington, DC

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This hands-on workshop mixes powerpoint-free discussion of open source R with guided coding examples for data analysis. Bring your laptop!!
About this Event

This face-to-face short course outlines how to get started with the R programming language

This session equips attendees with a broad & unintimidating overview of how to approach quantitative research tasks on a wide variety of topics including data science, geospatial analysis, graphical visualization, epidemiology & clinical trials, econometrics & actuarial science, database engineering, experiment design, natural language processing, medical imaging, !


Learning Outcomes

  • R programming introduction with hands-on coding and scripting - beginners are welcome!!
  • Familiarity with the open source community that built this powerful computing technology, with comparisons to a range of alternatives like Python, C++, JavaScript, Stata, HTML, Microsoft Excel
  • Understanding the CRAN package ecosystem like data.table, the tidyverse, superfast SQL duckdb

Agenda

πŸ•‘: 02:00 PM - 02:45 PM
Discussion of Statistical Computing with the R Programming Language

Info: What does free & open source software really mean, who created the R project, who uses it, and why?


πŸ•‘: 02:45 PM - 03:30 PM
Hands-on Session and Getting Started with R

Info: How do R users interact with the windows on the screen, save our work, share methods, & publish results?


πŸ•‘: 03:30 PM - 03:30 PM
BREAK FOR SNACKS!
πŸ•‘: 03:30 PM - 04:15 PM
Conversation about Learning Resources and Additional Uses of R

Info: Where do interested individuals seek help, troubleshoot, advance our own discipline-specific R expertise?


πŸ•‘: 04:15 PM - 05:00 PM
Hands-on Session with R Coding and Scripting

Info: Which R commands access the rows & columns of a table of data faster than point-and-click spreadsheets?


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Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Central Library ROOM 401-D, 901 G Street Northwest, Washington, United States

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