R Training

Welcome to the training course!

This course is aimed primarily at PhD students and early career researchers in the Department of Statistics at the University of Warwick. Other members of the Department of Statistics are also welcome.

Please see the join page for more details on how to attend the course.

Syllabus overview

  • Term 1: R Foundations, to cover the information and skills necessary to enable successful completion of the APTS programme and equip you to use R for standard analysis and reporting.

  • Term 2: Advanced R, to develop your R programming skills and equip you to write custom code for simulations, new statistical methods, etc.

  • Term 3: R package development, to equip you to share code with others, following good research software engineering practices.

All slides and further resources can be accessed from the content page and also via the schedule. Material will be added as the year progresses. There is one page per session.

Session details

  Most Mondays in term time

  9:30-11:00 (Term 2)

  Microsoft Teams (invitations will be sent to the primarily intended participants, but see also the join if you’re a member of the Department of Statistics at the University of Warwick and you wish to attend).

  See the full schedule.

Instructor details

  Ella Kaye

  Ella.M.Kaye@warwick.ac.uk

Prerequistes

Please see the prerequisites page for details on getting set up in advance of the first session.