{"id":6511,"date":"2026-02-09T16:39:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T15:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/ingra\/?p=6511"},"modified":"2026-02-09T16:39:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T15:39:51","slug":"introduction-to-statistics-and-r-march-26-27-30-and-31-2026-onsite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/ingra\/2026\/02\/introduction-to-statistics-and-r-march-26-27-30-and-31-2026-onsite\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to Statistics and R (March 26, 27, 30 and 31, 2026 | onsite)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<span id=\"Content\"><h3>Content<\/h3><\/span>\n\n\n\n<p>R has become a leading statistical programming language in data science and statistics. The R software is free, highly extensible, and allows to easily produce publication-quality plots. The aim of this course is to equip participants with the basic skills to effectively use the software R, embedded in the user interface RStudio. These skills will cover data import, processing and data exploration, graphical representations with ggplot2, basic concepts of statistical inference and linear regression. All topics will be demonstrated in working examples and practiced with hands on examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first two days we are going to teach the basic functionality of R, RStudio, and ggplot2. Day three and four are dedicated to the application of statistical tests, which will be extended to linear mixed-effects models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<span id=\"Specific_Topics\"><h3>Specific Topics<\/h3><\/span>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Part I&nbsp;(March 26&nbsp;and 27)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Introduction to R and RStudio<\/li><li>Data types (vectors, data frames, lists)<\/li><li>Explorative data analysis<\/li><li>Data handling and manipulation with tidyverse<\/li><li>Creating and customizing plots with ggplot2<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Part II&nbsp;(March 30&nbsp;and 31)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Recap of the principles of statistical testing<\/li><li>T-test, correlations, and linear regression models&nbsp;<\/li><li>Model evaluation and model selection<\/li><li>Introduction to linear mixed-effects models<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<span id=\"Aim\"><h3>Aim<\/h3><\/span>\n\n\n\n<p>The workshop should prepare participants to read, clean, and explore their own datasets. They will become familiar with the basic workflow of statistical analyses and should become capable to conduct their own analyses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<span id=\"Methodology\"><h3>Methodology<\/h3><\/span>\n\n\n\n<p>The workshop will consist of lectures, working examples and practical exercises, each covering roughly one third of the course time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<span id=\"Target_Audience\"><h3>Target Audience<\/h3><\/span>\n\n\n\n<p>Doctoral students and Postdocs which want to become acquainted with the R language and the basics of linear regression and model selection. No previous knowledge in R or statistics will be required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<span id=\"Terms_and_Application\"><h3>Terms and Application<\/h3><\/span>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>March 26-27 <span class=\"amp\">&amp;<\/span> 30-31, 2026: each day 9 am \u2013 4 pm&nbsp;<\/li><li>Format: on-site at MLU&nbsp;<\/li><li>Location: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.openstreetmap.org\/?mlat=51.49646&amp;mlon=11.93548#map=19\/51.49646\/11.93548\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.openstreetmap.org\/?mlat=51.49646&amp;mlon=11.93548#map=19\/51.49646\/11.93548\" target=\"_blank\">Von-Seckendorff-Platz 1<\/a>, SR:&nbsp;5.10&nbsp;(roof level)&nbsp;<\/li><li>Group size: maximum 20<\/li><li>Workshop-Language: English<\/li><li>Applications are considered in chronological order of receipt. 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I can demand the deletion of my data at any time and without giving reasons.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><label> Additional information<br \/>\n    <span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap your-message\"><textarea name=\"your-message\" cols=\"40\" rows=\"5\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-textarea\" aria-invalid=\"false\"><\/textarea><\/span> <\/label><\/p>\n<p>Please proof that your are not a bot:<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap quiz-539\"><label><span class=\"wpcf7-quiz-label\">Capital city of Italy?<\/span> <input type=\"text\" name=\"quiz-539\" size=\"40\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-quiz\" autocomplete=\"off\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" \/><\/label><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_quiz_answer_quiz-539\" value=\"f75466e5d7cf9ff5e3fa5060a4c5401c\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><input type=\"submit\" value=\"Send\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wpcf7-response-output\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><\/form><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span id=\"Trainer\"><h3>Trainer<\/h3><\/span>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Stephan Kambach, PostDoc at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Christian Ristok, PostDoc at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig and University Leipzig<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Content R has become a leading statistical programming language in data science and statistics. 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