Navigating RStudio & R Basics

By the end of this event, participants will be able to describe the main components of RStudio (e.g., console, script editor, etc.). They will also be able to explain basic R syntax (e.g, "(" versus "["), data types (e.g., character versus integer), and programming concepts (e.g., functions versus packages). We will use live coding demonstrations and participates will actively engage with the instructor throughout the workshop.

All events are intended for women as leaders, mentors, members, and attendees. We are emphatically queer and trans friendly. Men are welcomed to attend as guests and must be accompanied by the R-Lady who invited them (i.e., attend through the "guest" function on their host's RSVP, not as a separate RSVP). This group was created so those who identify as women have a comfortable place to learn. If you would like to attend and feel excluded, please contact the event organizer.

Agenda:
• 6:30pm - 6:45pm - Introductions
• 6:45pm - 7:00pm - Navigating RStudio
• 7:00pm - 8:00pm - R Basics
• 8:00pm - 8:20pm - Practice
• 8:20m - 8:30pm - Wrap up

Who is this for?
This meetup is for beginners who have no experience programming in R (or another coding language). We will use live coding demonstrations and participates will actively engage with the instructor throughout the workshop.

Before you join, please install the most recent version of R as well as RStudio on your computer before attending this meetup event. Here are links to free downloads for R (https://cran.r-project.org/) and RStudio (https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/#download). Downloading and installing both of these programs before this meetup will help us keep to our schedule and make sure you learn the most you can while at the meetup event.

If you have trouble installing the software, please contact Sheila at sheila@rladies.org at least 48 hours before the event so we can find a time to meet and work through software installation issues.

What should I bring?
Please login to Zoom using a laptop or computer with the capabilities to run R and RStudio. See information above about how to install R and RStudio.

Where will it take place?
Please join us online via Zoom. A link to join will be provided when you RSVP.