Do you conduct surveys? If so, you likely know the pain of having to continually remind people to complete your survey? What if you could automate this process so that you don't have to keep track of anything? In this video tutorial, I give an example of how you can use R to automate survey … Read More about Using R to Automate Survey Administration
A short overview of the grammar of graphics
One of the things I've had most trouble explaining to folks learning R is the grammar of graphics. It's the theoretical underpinnings of the ggplot2 package, which is used to make all sorts of graphics. In general, I try to avoid being too theoretical in my courses and workshops, but the grammar of … Read More about A short overview of the grammar of graphics
My R Journey: Alex Michel
Alex Michel recently graduated from the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health in Portland, Oregon with a Master of Public Health. She's worked in science communication and science writing for about 10 years and hopes to continue to use R to improve public access and engagement with research. Why did … Read More about My R Journey: Alex Michel
A Guide to R for Excel Users
Many of the clients I work with are coming from Excel. When I teach them R, I try to relate new information to things they are already familiar with. In that spirit, I've put together a short video that shows some key functions (select, mutate, filter, summarize, group_by, and arrange) from the … Read More about A Guide to R for Excel Users
How teaching second graders helps me teach R
From 2005 to 2007, I was a second grade teacher at Bel Pre Elementary School in Silver Spring, Maryland. It was the hardest job I’ve ever done. But I learned so much about teaching during that time (as well as my education master’s program) that it was anything but a waste. Recently, I’ve … Read More about How teaching second graders helps me teach R
What is a Tidyverse-centric approach?
I describe my Fundamentals of R course as taking a “Tidyverse-centric approach.” If you’re new to R, you might be wondering what the heck I’m talking about. Here’s my explanation as to what the Tidyverse is and why I use it to teach R. The Tidyverse is described as: … an … Read More about What is a Tidyverse-centric approach?
