We are pleased to offer R workshop sessions this year on Monday, November 14. The morning session will be an introduction to R as a functional, vectorized, and object-oriented programming language. It will cover R syntax (e.g., how to read and write R code), types of variables and objects, functions, basic data management (e.g., loading, referencing, manipulation, transformation, and subsets), basic descriptive statistics, and working with R packages. The afternoon session will build on these techniques for an Intermediate R Workshop. Topics will include more advanced data management, an overview of common statistical tools in R, and plotting utilities. Those less familiar with R should plan on attending both sessions if interested in the Intermediate R workshop, but those who have some experience using R could consider skipping the morning session and joining for the afternoon session. Laptop computers are required for both sessions. All software is freely available and should be installed prior to the workshop.
Presenters
Sarah Burnet is a Biologist with the US Army Corps of Engineers in Portland, Oregon. She finished her PhD at the University of Idaho in 2022, is the co-chair of the Ethics committee, and former NALMS Student Director. Her research is focused on the internal loading of phosphorus leading to algal blooms.
Dan Stich is an Associate Professor in the Biology Department at SUNY Oneonta, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in biometry, lake management, and ichthyology. He works extensively with R in research and teaching and maintains multiple R packages.