Introduction to R and RStudio

• Date: January 12, 2027 at 9am PT | 10am ABT | 11am ET | 1pm AT
• Duration: 3 hours
• Language of instruction: English

Welcome to this workshop on R and R studio! In this session, participants will learn the basics of coding in R, and will become familiar with using RStudio. We will cover creating objects, importing and working with data, using the basic libraries, and performing simple operations. This session is suitable for beginners with no prior knowledge of R. There are no prerequisite coding skills.

While the examples and data used will be aimed at the Humanities and Social Sciences community, the session is open to anyone and everyone interested in learning about R. You can view the materials here.

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Instructor: Maria Sigridur Finnsdottir is the Humanities and Social Sciences Specialist with the Digital Research Services team at the University of Alberta. She holds a PhD in Sociology awarded from the University of Toronto in 2024. She is also the chair of the National Humanities and Social Sciences Team at the Digital Research Alliance of Canada.