Bi7560 Introduction to R

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Vít Syrovátka, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Vít Syrovátka, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Vít Syrovátka, Ph.D.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Bi5040 Biostatistics - basic course
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 28 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/28, only registered: 0/28, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/28
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The major aim of the course is to overcome students' fear of the command line. In the course we will focus on basic operations and data manipulation in R. After the completing of the course, students ought to be eager to work in R and able to carry out all data operations necessary for data analysis and graphical presentation.
Syllabus
  • 1) R installation, Tinn-R, help, libraries, data import and export
    2) First calculations, objects in R
    3) Indexing, logical subscripts, ordering, subsampling
    4) Calculations across lines and collumns, loops
    5) Creating own functions
    6) Manipulation with text, dates and times, NA values, diversity estimation
Literature
  • Paradis E. 2005. R for Beginners. http://cran.r-project.org/doc/contrib/Paradis-rdebuts_en.pdf
  • CRAWLEY, Michael J. The R book. Chichester: Wiley, 2007, viii, 942. ISBN 9780470510247. info
Teaching methods
The course will take form of a practical training. Three homeworks will be required during the semester.
Assessment methods
The examination will be based on the three homeworks. The attendance at the course is recommended.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Kapacita počítačové učebny v Bohunicích.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.