Date: 1 - 11 June 2026

Duration: P1DT32H

Language of instruction: English

Data processing, visualization, and statistical basics are essential for anyone working with data. This beginner-friendly training introduces you to the R software environment, a powerful open-source tool for data analysis and visualization. Participants will learn how to manage and visualize data, apply basic statistical techniques in R such as t-tests, ANOVA, and non-parametric counterparts. By the end of the training, you will be able to generate publication-ready plots and perform simple statistical comparisons on your data. This course lays the groundwork for following more advanced statistical modeling and data analysis training sessions. This course combines e-learning with online sessions The course will consist of: A theoretical e-learning course to explain the statistics behind the analysis in R (not mandatory but recommended for those with no statistical background)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 data Since part of the course is done via e-learning, you have to consider that you will have to spend some time on this course outside of class. 

Keywords: programming, statistics

Learning objectives:

  • “Apply basic statistical tests in R (e.g. t-tests Wilcoxon tests one-way ANOVA Kruskal-Wallis tests correlations survival analysis) to analyze data appropriately”
  • “Create a range of visualizations (e.g. bar charts boxplots violin plots scatter plots PCA plots heat maps) to explore and communicate data insights”
  • “Import format and export datasets in R to prepare data for analysis”
  • “Recognize the purpose and basic functionalities of R and RStudio to use the software effectively”
  • “Write and execute R scripts to document and reproduce data analysis workflows”

Organizer: VIB (https://ror.org/03xrhmk39)

Event types:

  • Workshops and courses

Instructors: Janick Mathys


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