Loops and conditional statements in R

This workshop will focus on tools (mostly in base R) to perform customized operations in R including looping, nested looping, and conditional statements. This workshop is intended to expand the capabilities of R users with moderate experience of the language/software.

The workshop is one hour, followed by an optional 30 minute practice period to reinforce what you learned or consult with the instructors. Workshop materials are available at https://ubc-library-rc.github.io/loops-conditions/

To participate fully you will need to install the latest versions of R and RStudio on your computer before the workshop:

• Install R from https://cran.rstudio.com/
• Install RStudio from https://rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/#download

About this workshop series

Loops and conditional statements in R is one in a series of R workshops offered by the UBC Library Research Commons. Each one-hour sesson introduces a particular task or application in R, followed by an optional 30 minute practice period with support from the instructors. The series goal is to introduce participants to the data analysis and visualization potential of R and to encourage further self-paced exploration. Other workshops in the series offered this term:

• Beginner R part 1, January 18, 2-3pm
• Beginner R part 2, February 1, 10-11am
• Data visualization with ggplot2, Feburary 15, 10-11am
• Introduction to the tidyverse R package, February 29, 2-3pm

If you have any questions, concerns, or accessibility needs please email research.commons@ubc.ca

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