Name: Getting Started with R: A Powerful Tool for Data Analysis and Research
Start: 2025-06-21T12:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-06-21T14:00:00+01:00

Join the **Ekiti R-Users Group** for our first online outreach event, designed for beginners, students, and researchers curious about the R programming language.
Whether you're new to data analysis or looking for a reliable tool for your academic or professional research, this session will introduce you to R’s foundations, its community, and the powerful things you can do with just a few lines of code!

**📢 Theme:** Getting Started with R – A Powerful Tool for Data Analysis and Research
🗓️ **Date:** Saturday, 21st June, 2025
🕛 **Time:** 12:00 noon
💻 **Venue:** Online (link will be shared after registration)

**What You’ll Learn at This Outreach Event**
Whether you're a student just getting started with data or a researcher looking for a flexible and free tool for analysis, this session is crafted for you.

**Introduction to R and Its Ecosystem**

* What is R? A brief history and its growing popularity.
* Why choose R for data analysis, statistics, and academic research?
* Understanding the role of RStudio and CRAN packages.

**Getting Set Up: Installing R and RStudio**

* Step-by-step guidance on downloading and installing R and RStudio.
* Tips for setting up your workspace for smooth coding.
* Navigating the RStudio interface effectively.

**R Language Basics**

* Writing your first R commands.
* Understanding variables, data types (numeric, character, logical), arrays, matrix, and basic operations.
* How to use built-in functions in R.

**Working with Data in R**

* Introduction to vectors, matrices, lists, and data frames.
* How to import data from Excel or CSV files.
* Basic data cleaning techniques using R functions

**Introduction to Data Visualisation**

* Plotting your first chart using base R.
* Creating bar plots, line graphs, and scatterplots with real examples.

**R for Research and Analysis**

* Simple descriptive statistics using R (mean, median, standard deviation, etc.).
* How to organise and reproduce your analysis using R scripts and R Markdown.
* Examples of how R is used in academic research, policy studies, economics, and social sciences.

👉 **Join us and be part of the growing R community in Ekiti!**

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