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Title

An Introduction to R - 2018

Dates

4-7 June 2018

Organizer(s)

In collaboration with the Doctoral Programs in Organismal Biology, CUSO StarOmics, CUSO Ecology and Evolution & CUSO Microbiology

 

Jérôme Goudet, Prof., University of Lausanne

Speakers

Jérôme Goudet, Prof., University of Lausanne

Description

The open source software R (www.r-project.org) has revolutionized the statistical data analysis for most bioscience disciplines. The required time to learn the R software is well invested, since the R environment covers an unmatched spectrum of statistical tools including an efficient programming language for automating timeconsuming analysis routines. Due to its popularity, R is continuously updated and extended with the latest analysis tools that are available in the different research fields. The R environment is completely free and runs on all common operating systems.

 

This course provides an elementary-level introduction into the R environment covering the following topics:

1. Command syntax, basic functions
2. Data import/export and data types
3. Using R for data mining and statistical analysis
4. Introduction to programming in S
5. Graphical display
6. Usage of R packages and libraries

 

The attendees will practice their newly learned skills using exercises on the computer. Participants could also bring their own data sets for a first exploratory round.

Location

University of Lausanne

Information

When?
4-7 June 2018
09h00-12h00 and 13h30-17h30

 
Where?
University of Lausanne
June 4: Auditorium C, Genopode Building, UNIL-Sorge
June 5-7: AMPHI Biophore, Biophore Building, UNIL-Sorge

 

Information: Please bring your laptop to the course and installed the last version of the R software (www.r-project.org).

 

Questions?
Please contact the coordinator of the CUSO Ecology and Evolution Program Marta Bellone
@: [email protected]
Phone: +41 (0)21 692 42 44

Expenses

Registration Fees: 

Free for participants belonging to a CUSO University (UniBE, UniFR, UniGE, UniL & UniNE) and PhD students of the DP-biol.
400CHF for Academic participants
800CHF
for Non-Academic participants
The registration fees do not cover accomodation and food.

 

Reimbursements for CUSO MPS students

Train ticket, 2°class, half-fare from your institution to the place of the activity.
NEW from 2018: NO reimbursement for your meal expenses

Regarding reimbursement of accomodation, please contact the coordinator of the doctoral program (plants(at)cuso.ch) BEFORE the beginning of the course. NO reimbursement of accomodation without the agreement in advance of the course of the coordinator of the doctoral program.

Reimbursement form attached with original tickets has to be sent to the MPS coordinator Zoia Debora at University of Lausanne, Department of Molecular Plant Biology, Biophore - quartier UNIL-Sorge, 1015 Lausanne.
For any question concerning reimbursement please contact the CUSO MPS coordinator Debora Zoia.

Registration
 

REGISTRATIONS WILL OPEN NOVEMBER 27TH AT 8.00 AM

Please register through the CUSO Ecology&Evolution Program webpage: here

 

Priority is given to PhD students from the Doctoral Programs in Organismal Biology, CUSO StarOmics, CUSO Molecular Plant Sciences, CUSO Microbiology and CUSO Ecology-Evolution (6 places each) up to 15th of May 2018

Places

6

Deadline for registration
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