LibGuides at Priddy Library: Priddy Library Workshops: R Programming

Before the Workshop

Bring your own laptop to this event or log in to one of the machines in the ColLab area at the front of the library. If you are bringing your own laptop, please download the workshop handouts on this page and install the following programs before the workshop:

1. R : https://www.r-project.org/

2. Rstudio Desktop (Open Source License): https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/

Additional Resources

Cheat Sheet: Base R
A useful list of basic R commands, on a single page
Cheat Sheet: RStudio IDE
Some basics on the R Studio development environment.
Introduction to dplyr
My favorite overview of dplyr, an R library which helps you to manipulate, subset, & summarize data.
ggplot Tutorial
a tutorial on using ggplot2 for fancy graphics

Workshop Handouts

If you download the zip file, you will not need to download any of the other files.

Zip folder with all workshop materials
Workshop Slides
GSSsubset data
Data from the University of Chicago's General Society Survey. Used during workshop demonstrations.
WDI data
Data from the World Bank's 2017 World Development Indicators. Used in Exercises 2-5
R code for Workshop
Open this file in R Studio to cut & paste (if you like) as you follow along with the workshop.
Exercise Answers
Don't cheat!!! But you can use the code here to help if you get stuck on one of the exercises.

Priddy Library Workshops: R Programming

Workshop Description

Before the Workshop

Additional Resources

Workshop Handouts