Vincent Porretta & Antti Arppe (University of Alberta)

The R language and environment for statistical computing and graphics is increasingly used in the fields of linguistics and psychology. R is both powerful and flexible in handling large datasets, computing complex statistics, and producing customizable, publication-quality plots. Through hands-on experience, this course will provide participants with a step-by-step, basic introduction to using R. Utilizing real data, participants will learn to set up R, import/export data, check and transform the format of their data, compute descriptive statistics, and produce/save basic plots. Through this course, participants will begin to understand how data are handled in R, as well as to discover common issues that may arise while using R. As well, they will learn simple solutions and tips that will lead to more confident usage of R. The skills obtained in this course can be easily transferred to other types of data.

While there are no prerequisites, participants are strongly recommended to bring their own laptop for use.

You will have the opportunity to earn a certificate for this course, which will include a self pre-assessment, post-assessment and a graded take-home assignment.