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ELIXIR node event Basic statistics in R

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Date: 11 August - 1 September 2025

Language of instruction: English

This course combines e-learning with online sessionsThe course will consist of:a theoretical e-learning course to explain the statistics behind the analyses in R (not mandatory but recommended for those with some statistical knowledge)e-learning, where you will watch parts of the theory upfrontdemo and exercise sessions on YouTube, where your questions will be answered and where you can apply the theory to real-life example dataSince part of the course is done via e-learning, you have to consider that you will have to spend time on this course outside of class.

Keywords: programming, statistics

Learning objectives:

  • “Get an idea of what R and RStudio are”
  • “Use R to create graphics: bar charts box violin scatter PCA plots heat maps and various other plots”
  • “Use R to handle data: creating reading reformatting and writing data”
  • “Use basic statistical techniques in R: t-tests Wilcoxon tests one-way ANOVA Kruskal-Wallis tests chi-square tests correlations survival analysis..."
  • ”Write and use R scripts”

Organizer: VIB

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  • Workshops and courses

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