R is popular for many applications including data visualization and statistical analysis. This beginner orientation is suitable for people with little or no R experience. It will help you decide whether R is the right tool for your data analysis needs and introduce R terminology using the RStudio interface.

The workshop is 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 here: https://ubc-library-rc.github.io/IntroR/

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

Introduction to R and RStudio is one of several R workshops offered by the UBC Library Research Commons. Each one-hour session introduces a particular task or application in R, followed by a 30-minute practice/review period with support from the instructors. The goal of the series 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:

• Introduction to the tidyverse R package, July 31, 2025, 2-3:30 pm
• R Showcase: Statistics Canada Microdata, August 14, 2025, 2-3:30 pm
• Data manipulation with dplyr, August 28, 2025, 2-3:30 pm

If you have any questions, concerns or accessibility needs please email research.commons@ubc.ca. To keep up-to-date with all of the workshops, consults and events subscribe to the UBC Library Research Commons monthly newsletter.