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DESCRIPTION:# Overview\nR is a complete\, flexible and open source system f
 or statistical analysis and graphics\, which has become a tool of choice f
 or biologists and biomedical scientists who need to analyse and visualise 
 large amounts of data. Due to its popularity\, R is continuously updated a
 nd extended with the latest libraries for data manipulation\, modelling an
 d visualisation. \n\nThis 2-day course provides an introduction to R and R
 studio\,an integrated development environment for R\, in an interactive ma
 nner. Participants will receive example data sets to practise data manipul
 ation\, graphical exploration and statistical hypothesis testing.\n\n# Aud
 ience\nThis course is designed for PhD students\, postdoctoral and other r
 esearchers in the life sciences from both academia and industry who want t
 o become familiar with the R syntax\, environment\, and the most common co
 mmands to start using R to explore and interpret their data.\n\n# Learning
  outcomes\nAt the end of the course\, participants are expected to:\n* **u
 se** the R environment to read\, understand and write R commands\n* **exec
 ute** a data analysis workflow to import\, explore and summarise data\n* *
 *explore** data with graphs\n* **execute** simple statistical tests\n\n\nT
 his course is part of the SIB [**Data Management**](https://www.sib.swiss/
 training/learning-paths?path=data-management) training pathway. Upon compl
 etion of this course\, you may wish to attend the [Make Your Research FAIR
 er with Quarto\, GitHub and Zenodo](https://www.sib.swiss/training/course/
 QUART) course.\n \n\n# Prerequisites\n\n#### ***Knowledge / competencies**
 *\nNo background in R or any programming language is required. If you wish
  to get an early start on the course content\, you can scan some of the R 
 documentation available [here](http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/r-rel
 ease/R-intro.html).\n\nPlease note that **this course does not provide tra
 ining on statistics** but on how to use R to perform different tasks\, sta
 tistics being one of them.\n\n#### ***Technical***\nA Wi-Fi enabled laptop
  with latest [R](https://www.r-project.org/) and [RStudio](https://www.rst
 udio.com/products/rstudio/download/#download) versions installed. There wi
 ll be access to the eduroam and guest network. \n\n# Application\n\n\n \n\
 nRegistration fees are **200 CHF** for academics and **1000 CHF** for for-
 profit companies. While participants are registered on a first come\, firs
 t served basis\, exceptions may be made to ensure diversity and equity\, w
 hich may increase the time before your registration is confirmed.\n\nAppli
 cations will close as soon as the places will be filled up. Deadline for f
 ree-of-charge cancellation is set to **21/09/2026**. Cancellation after th
 is date will not be reimbursed. Please note that participation to SIB cour
 ses is subject to our [general conditions](https://www.sib.swiss/training/
 terms-and-conditions).\n\nYou will be informed by email of your registrati
 on confirmation. Upon reception of the confirmation email\, participants w
 ill be asked to confirm attendance by paying the fees within 5 days.\n\n\n
 # Venue and time\nThe course will take place in at the University of Genev
 a.\n\nIt will start at 9:00 and end around 17:30.\n\nPrecise information w
 ill be provided to the participants on due time.\n\n#  Additional informat
 ion\nCoordination: Valeria Di Cola\, SIB Training Group.\n\nA **Certificat
 e of Attendance** will be sent provided you were present at the course\, w
 hereas a **Certificate of Achievement** recommending 0.5 ECTS will be sent
  provided you passed the exam.\n\nYou are welcome to register to the SIB c
 ourses mailing list to be informed of all future courses and workshops\, a
 s well as all important deadlines using the form [here](https://lists.sib.
 swiss/postorius/lists/courses.lists.sib.swiss/).\n\nSIB abides by the [ELI
 XIR Code of Conduct](https://elixir-europe.org/events/code-of-conduct). Pa
 rticipants of SIB courses are also required to abide by the same code.\n\n
 For more information\, please contact [training@sib.swiss](mailto:training
 @sib.swiss).
SUMMARY:First Steps with R in Life Sciences
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