Code Maktaba : Data Wrangling in R 2.0

The 4th Code Maktaba event will be focussed on workings of control structures and related functions.

This event will be a continuation of the past event that was an introduction to Data wrangling in R.

Code Maktaba is a hands-on training event series aimed at building and improving technical skills of Ai Kenya community members.

Africa R is a consortium of passionate Africa R user groups and users innovating with R every day, and are inspired to share their experience as well as communicate their findings to a global audience. As a community, our mission is to achieve improved representation by encouraging, inspiring, and empowering the African population of all genders who are underrepresented in the global R community.

The previous meetup (1.0) focused on the:-

> The principles of data subsetting (the base R way)
> The principles of data subsetting (the tidyverse way)

At the end of the Data Wrangling 2.0 meetup, attendees will be able to:

> Understand and use the 2 primary tools of control flow.
> Implement the use of functions to reduce duplication in their code.
> Be familiar with base R useful functions for data wrangling.

Who is this training for? :
Beginner and Intermediate level programmers in R.
Expert programmers are also welcome to help assist in the training.

About the trainer.

Fridah Wanjala is currently working as a data scientist at M-Kopa Solar where she supports the business by conducting analytics that helps make data-driven decisions. An avid R user, she has heavily been involved in training different organizations and individuals in data analysis tools, data management and analysis.

What is needed?
(BYOD)Bring Your Own Device with R (https://cran.r-project.org/) and R studio (https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/) installed plus the following packages :

> tidyverse
> readr
> readxl
> purrr
> rplyr

Program
9.00am - 9.30am : Event Check-in
9.30am - 9:50 am: Event kickoff by Alfred Ongere, Ai Kenya
9.50am - 12.40 pm: Training led by Fridah Wanjala
12:40 pm - 1.00pm: Networking and close of event.

Carry your ID/Passport for identification at the building.

Ai Kenya Tshirts
We will be selling Ai Kenya T-shirts and R inspired Geek T-shirts at the event. Check out the designs and preorder on http://bit.ly/tshirtaik. We will have them available at the event.

This event is presented by Microsoft and powered by Whats Good Studios.

Event Filming notice: Please be advised that this event will be recorded for distribution use on our Youtube channel. Your entrance into the event will serve as your voluntary acceptance to appear in any footage exhibited throughout the world in perpetuity. Apologies for any inconvenience and thank you for your cooperation.