Introduction to R Part 2 Online
This is the second part of a two day workshop that will focus on the Data Carpentry R for Social Scientists lesson. This workshop is an introduction to R for participants with no programming experience, and it uses social science data to learn R using RStudio. This workshop will start with some basic information about R syntax, the RStudio interface, and move through how to import CSV files, the structure of data frames, how to deal with factors, how to add/remove rows and columns, how to calculate summary statistics from a data frame, and a brief introduction to plotting.
- Date:
- Monday, November 17, 2025
- Time:
- 9:30am - 12:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Online via Zoom/WebEx/Panopto
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
- Audience:
- Faculty/Staff Graduate Other Undergraduate
- Categories:
- Data & Digital
Before the workshop, please follow the setup instructions to install R and RStudio as well as download the data set we will be using in the workshop. If you need help setting your computer up for the workshop, you can reach out to the Research Data Services team at dataservices@buffalo.edu
The links below can help with better online workshop experience,
Online workshop logistics and screen layouts.
Having a Great Online Learning Experience: A Guide for Students.
