R is a free, open-source, software package and programming environment used primarily for processing, analyzing, and visualizing tabular data. It is also a general-purpose tool for many tasks throughout the research lifecycle. In this two-hour, hands-on workshop, we will orient ourselves to R and RStudio, install and attach useful community-developed packages, load and save tabular data, and work with the basic data structures found in R. No previous experience with R or statistics is expected. This is the first session of a four-week series. Participants will need to have installed R and RStudio Desktop.

Topics discussed: 

• RStudio orientation 
• Arithmetic and calling functions interactively 
• Installing and attaching packages 
• Loading, examining, and saving tabular data 
• R data types and structures 
• Recognizing and working with missing data 
• Simple histograms and scatter plots 

Please check in with the presenter for your workshop or contact ULS-DigitalScholarshipServices@pitt.edu to find out if you will need to download any software prior to attending the event. If you are not a Pitt affiliate, please consult the instructions below for accessing computers and Wi-Fi.

-- Computer and Wi-Fi access--

If you are not bringing your own device, and need access to a computer for this event, please contact the presenter or ULS-DigitalScholarshipServices@pitt.edu as soon as possible for arrangements.

For Wi-Fi access in Hillman Library, if you are a Pitt affiliate, connect to PittNet using your Pitt credentials, as in other academic buildings. For more info: https://www.technology.pitt.edu/help-desk/how-to-documents/connect-pitt-wireless-and-wired-networks

For Wi-Fi access in Hillman Library, if you are not a Pitt affiliate:

AFFILIATES OF UPMC, CMU, AND OTHER UNIVERSITIES

Pitt is an eduroam service provider. You can check to see if your home institution supports using eduroam at remote sites here: https://www.eduroam.us/institutions_list. Your institution must be an “IdP” (Identity Provider) to allow you eduroamaccess. UPMC and CMU are both IdP's. Select the eduroam network from your Wi-Fi list.
- Log in using your university email address (including @institution.edu) and password. (CMU affiliates: use @andrew address.)
- Accept the server's certificate, if prompted.

FOR ALL OTHERS

Consult Pitt IT's guide for Guest Wifi Access: https://www.technology.pitt.edu/help-desk/how-to-documents/pittnetwireless-guest-wireless-access