Information for Participants

This workshop introduces regular expressions (regex) in R. While we do not expect extensive experience with R, we do assume knowledge of R and RStudio to the extent covered in Beginner R Part 1 and Beginner R Part 2. Being familiar with the tidyverse package may be beneficial, but we do not expect all participants to be familiar with the tidyverse syntax. At the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

• Know what regular expressions are
• Understand when to use them
• Apply regex syntax in most common R scenarios

UBC Library also has a general regex workshop that provides helpful information about regex in general, which will help familiarize you with the regex syntax we cover in this workshop.

Our workshop will be one hour long, followed by an optional 30-minute practice period to reinforce what you learned or consult with the instructors. Workshop materials are available at https://ubc-library-rc.github.io/RegEx_in_R/

To participate fully you will need to install the latest versions of R and RStudio on your computer before the workshop:

• Install R from https://cran.rstudio.com/
• Install RStudio from https://rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/#download

About this workshop series

Regular Expressions in R is one in a series of R workshops offered by the UBC Library Research Commons. Each one-hour sesson introduces a particular task or application in R, followed by an optional 30-minute practice period with support from the instructors. The series' goal is to introduce participants to the data analysis and visualization potential of R and to encourage further self-paced exploration. 

Other workshops in the series offered this term are:

• Beginner R Part 1, September 19, 1-2 pm
• Beginner R Part 2, September 26, 1-2 pm
• Introduction to the tidyverse R package, October 3, 1-2 pm
• R Showcase: Statistics Canada Microdata, October 17, 10-11 am
• Data visualization with ggplot2, October 24, 10-11 am
• Using R Markdown, October 31, 2024, 10-11 am
• Loops and conditional statements in R, November 14, 1-2 pm

If you have any questions, concerns or accessibility needs please email milan.simic@ubc.ca

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