intRo: Data visualisation with R

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Event description

This workshop introduces absolute beginners in the Humanities to data visualisation using the programming language R.

About this event

The workshop

The past two decades have seen a dramatic increase in availability of data, which has expanded the range of phenomena that can be investigated. The Humanities can now benefit from such an abundance of data and integrate qualitative and quantitative methods. This workshop introduces absolute beginners to computational principles and tools of data visualisation, processing, and exploration.

During this workshop, you will learn about the variable nature of data and data exploration as a process of discovery, how to work with computational and programming environments and manage research projects, and how to effectively visualise data to convey your message in a compelling way. No previous knowledge of quantitative analysis, statistics, nor programming required, just curiosity and a sense of adventure.

Guided hands-on exercises will allow you to apply concepts and principles of data analysis to a variety of topics especially relevant for research in the Humanities, such as text processing, geomapping, and survey data.

You will learn how to perform data visualisation and processing tasks in R, a widely-adopted programming language for data science and statistics. Behind R, there is a vibrant and inclusive community of users and developers, which maintains initiatives like the R Community Diversity and Inclusion group, R-Ladies, AfricaR, and RainbowR.

The schedule

You can find a detailed schedule on the workshop's website.

The workshop will run on three days:

Session 1: November 16 Tue (9:15-12:15 UTC).
Session 2: November 17 Wed (10:00-12:30 UTC).
Hands-on: November 19 Fri (09:00-10:30 or 19:00-20:30 UTC).

Session 1 and 2 will be recorded and a streaming link will be sent to all participants at the end of each day, so that they can watch it asynchronously if the live times are impractical.

The Hands-on session won't be recorded, but it will run live twice at two different times to accommodate participants from the Eastern (Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceania) and Western (Americas, Oceania) hemisphere respectively. You can choose which one to attend based on your preference (the content will be the same in both occurrences).