In collaboration with the Economics department at the University of Manchester (please note, if you are staff/student based within the Economics department please ensure you select 'For staff and students in UoM Economics department' at checkout).

This course is spread over two days, you must be able to attend both days.

Day 1: Monday 21st February 9am -12.30pm

Day 2 : Tuesday 22nd February 9am-12.30pm

Data visualisation is a key statistical tool for effective communication and to understand aspects of data and models. The statistical language R is used widely for data analysis and visualization, e.g. the BBC Visual and Data Journalism team uses ggplot2 R-package to create production-ready charts. This workshop will teach you how to create production-ready graphics using the grammar of graphics implemented in ggplot2 R-package. In addition, the workshop will teach you how to construct more complex plots, including maps, and discuss inference for statistical graphics to understand if what we see in a plot is really there. The workshop will be hands-on with plenty of practical examples.

Target audience:

This workshop is suitable for those who know R but are not familiar or comfortable with using ggplot2 or would like a refresher on ggplot2.

Requirements:

• basic R knowledge (e.g. you have used R to load data, create simple visualisations, perform basic analyses and write simple functions or more specifically, you are familiar with concepts in Cookbook for R by Winston Chang)

• basic statistics (e.g. simple linear regression, hypothesis testing, basic summary statistics and plots)

• computer (with ability to install R and R-packages), microphone and web camera

• stable internet connection

• Install the video conferencing software, zoom and know how to use zoom

About the presenters:

Dianne Cook is Professor of Business Analytics at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. She is a world leader in data visualisation, especially the visualisation of high-dimensional data using tours with low-dimensional projections, and projection pursuit. She is currently focusing on bridging the gap between exploratory graphics and statistical inference. Di is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association, past editor of the Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics, current editor of the R Journal, elected Ordinary Member of the R Foundation, and elected member of the International Statistical Institute.

Emi Tanaka is a Lecturer in Statistics at Monash University and the President of SSA Vic. She is currently working on a statistical theory for conducting inference using data plots and is an early career researcher in mixed models, and experimental design. She is an experienced and enthusiastic R user and instructor, and regularly teaches university courses and workshops to the broader community on data visualisation, including ggplot2.

Data Visualisation With R