Introduction to R and Bioconductor lecture

Keywords

R-programming

Authors

• Jenny Drnevich (@jenny)

Type

• Handout

Description

This reference handout goes over how to read and parse a line of complex R code.

Aims

Highlight the main language structure and important parts of a line of R code.

Prerequisites

• Basic computer literacy (point-and-click interface)

Target audience

Graduates students/post docs/beginning faculty with an interest in learning R, particularly for genomic data analysis. No experience with R or other programming languages are required.

Learning objectives

• Be able to read, understand and write simple R code

Materials

• Understanding R code cheat sheet

Data

• none

Timing

20 min to explain; have on hand to refer to

Content stability

Should be stable for any R version > 3.0

Technical requirements

• R version > 3.0
• Add-on packages: swirl, limma
• Optional: RStudio

Literature references

• Programming tools: Adventures with R