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Introduction to R

Getting Started

This lesson assumes no prior experience with the tools covered in the workshop. Participants should bring their laptops and plan to participate actively.

This lesson is part of a workshop that uses data hosted on an Amazon Machine Instance (AMI). Workshop participants will be given information on how to log-in to the AMI during the workshop. Learners using these materials for self-directed study will need to set up their own AMI. Information on setting up an AMI and accessing the required data is provided on the Metagenomics Workshop Setup page.

Things You Need To Know

  1. Don’t panic.

This is the third lesson of the Metagenomics Workshop comprised of four lessons in total.

Schedule

Setup Download files required for the lesson
00:00 1. First Steps on R What is R, and why is important to learn to use it?
What types of data does the R language has?
00:20 2. R Data Types What types of data does the R language have?
00:35 3. Data Frame Manipulation Data-frames. What are they, and how to manage them?
00:55 4. Making Graphs with ggplot2 How can I create useful graphs in R?
01:20 5. Finding Help on R How can I ask R for help?
01:25 Finish

The actual schedule may vary slightly depending on the topics and exercises chosen by the instructor.