intro to R for journalist

will be held at the 1776 DC Campus on the 12th floor's Gates room.

An introduction to R basics for those who are not familiar with the software. You will learn how to use the statistical computing and graphics language R to enhance your data analysis and reporting process.

This interactive presentation is designed to give you a taste of all the possibilities from programming in R and is part of a Data Journalism DC series that provide practical training in data science tools for journalists and other interested folks.

R is a programming language and free software environment for statistical computing and graphics. The R language is widely used among statisticians, data scientists, as well as journalists for a wide range of tasks.

We will cover the basics of the R programming language from installation, navigating across the R environment from the GUI and RStudio. Finally, practice creating data, importing, and make some simple visuals to get everyone comfortable using the software.

Difficulty level: beginner