Introduction to Data analysis in R

Date: 12th-13th March 2024, Time: 9:00-12:00 each day

Location: Seminar room 1.65, Center for Molecular Neurobiology Hamburg (ZMNH), Falkenried 94, 20251 HH

Lecturer: Dr. Behnam Yousefi, Institute of medical systems biology, UKE

Language: English

Description: This workshop is for students, researchers, and clinicians keen to learn the R programming language and data analysis relevant to biomedicine. The course is designed to be practical and comprehensive with no specific background requirements. We will focus on fundamentals of data analysis with examples of real-life data in biomedicine, such as gene expression. By the end of the course, participants will be familiar with the essentials of data analysis, including statistical tests, linear regression, principal component analysis, clustering and data visualization. The workshop will be in presence and therefore each participant should bring their own laptop (no ipads).

Topics:

Basics of R programming language

Statistical tests

Linear regression

Principal component analysis (PCA)

Clustering

Data visualization