Advanced R-Course in the Life Sciences

In this advanced R course you will improve your skills of using R and doing statistical analysis in 3  selected topics. This course builds on the knowledge you have from the Basic R Course. So you need to be familiar with R, with the basic statistics and the statistical methods provided in the Basic R Course.

The topics of this advanced course will be selected based on the needs of the participants. Topics could be

·        Generating advanced graphics with the package ggplot2 with R

·        Generating reports of the analysis and the results with R

·        Linear mixed models with R

·        Factor analysis with R (exploratory or confirmatory)

·        Structure equation models with R

·        Cluster analysis with R

The course consists of 4 online meetings (each about 1.5 hours). The first 3 meetings start with a Q&A part about the last topic and the exercises followed by an input with the new topic. The last meeting is a final Q&A session. Between the appointments you will have to work on exercises on your own.