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Recorded Annual Meeting Presentations (RAMP) are now available for purchase.
Only $90 for presenters, $140 for registered attendees and $200 for non-attendees.

Online Program

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How to Use R, part II


Saturday, October 31, 2015 : 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Kristina Dill, M.S., Product Support, Agendia, Inc, Irvine, CA
In this session, participants will use R studio to import and export data, modify and filter variables or observations and merge/combine datasets using hands-on exercises and partially filled scripts.  At the end of the session, participants will complete a brief quiz covering the topics discussed in this session.

Learning Areas:

Biostatistics, economics
Epidemiology

Learning Objectives:
Identify when and how to use various data import/export packages (.txt, .csv, .xlsx, .sav, or .bdat to name few) Demonstrate how to create/remove variables and merging/combine row, column, and data sets in R.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have 7 years of experience using R statistical computing software and in the past 4 years I have mined, analyzed, visualized and presented summaries and exploratory analyses of complex data to a diverse audiences with varying levels of knowledge, skill and expertise.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

Back to: 1003.0: Data visualizations: How to communicate evidence effectively--Fee: $300