* R Short Courses are free for current UT faculty, staff & students
* Seating for each class is limited to 35 students. Registration is taken on a first-come first-serve basis. (Students on the wait list will be informed of seats as they become available).

Course Description

This course introduces the R package. R is a free software package used for statistical computing and graphics. The course will cover importing and exporting data, creating and manipulating variables, data analysis using t tests and regressions, and basic graphing procedures. In addition, the course will introduce installation of R packages and familiarize participants with documentation available from within the package as well as online help resources.

After completing this course, a new user should be able to:

• Import/export data from/to external files
• Create and manipulate new variables
• Conduct t tests and regression analyses in the R system
• Basic graphing concepts
• Install R packages
• Use the built-in help documentation, library resources, and online resources

Prerequisites: Familiarity with basic statistical concepts such as t tests and regression is
recommended but not necessary.