Digital Skills: Introduction to R
Video tutorials and materials for ‘Introduction to R’, a course for those who are new to the R programming language, the goal is to build a foundation from which learners can continue to further their skills in R programming.
Course Description:
In this course, you will learn about R, which is a programming language that is commonly used for statistical analysis and data visualisation. We will be looking at:
- Using RStudio (IDE for using R)
- Loading packages in R
- Essential syntax
- Data types
- Data containers
- Operators
After this course, you will be able to create variables/vectors/tables in R, perform mathematical calculations/comparisons, and retrieve specific elements from vectors/tables.
Related Materials:
Access to the session PowerPointt slides can be found on the Digital Skills Documents Catalogue: Introduction to R.
The Repository URL: introduction-to-R / part-1-basic-syntax · GitLab
Introduction to R (Part 1): Basic Syntax
Watch ‘Introduction to R: 1 Basic Syntax’ directly on Media Hopper Create
Introduction to R (part 2): Data Processing
Watch ‘Introduction to R: Part 2 Data Processing’ Directly on Media Hopper Create
Introduction to R (part 3): Data Visualisation
Watch ‘Introduction to R: Part 3 Data Visualisation’ directly on Media Hopper Create
These training materials created by Aretha Foo for the Digital Skills Training team at The University of Edinburgh are available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.
Header Image: Introduction slide from the training materials
