R basics workshop

1. R basics workshop J. Sebastián Tello Iván Jiménez Center forConservation and SustainableDevelopment

2. Workshop Instructors and TA J. Sebastián Tello - Missouri Botanical Garden – Assistant Scientist Iván Jiménez - Missouri Botanical Garden – Associate Scientist John Hodge - University of Missouri – St. Louis, Graduate Student

3. Workshop Participants (page 1) Eli Baskir - Saint Louis Zoo - Research Technician Rachel Becknell - University of Missouri – St. Louis, REU student Natalie Breakfield - NewLeaf Symbiotics – Senior Research Scientist Victoria Brown - Kennerly - Webster University – Assistant Professor Monica Carlsen - University of Missouri – St. Louis – PostDoc Sharina Carter - Washington University – Post-bachelor, part-time student Amy Clippinger - Washington University – Graduate Student Nicolás Correa-Pascuas - University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras – REU student Rachel DiDonato Tinsley - NewLeaf Symbiotics – Researcher Benjamin Durrington - Hillsdale College – REU student Kerstin Edberg - Saint Louis University – Graduate Student Cassandra Kitchen - Saint Louis University – REU student Heritiana Ranarivelo - University of Missouri –St. Louis – Graduate Student Carol Iskiwitch - Washington University – Research Assistant Katryna M. Kibler - Antioch University new England - Graduate Student Jason Knouft - Saint Louis University - Associate Professor Camile Lugarini - University of Missouri –St. Louis - Graduate student Richard Mayden - Saint Louis University – Professor Qian Nie - Saint Louis University – Graduate Student Rosa del C. Ortiz - Missouri Botanical Garden – Researcher

4. Workshop Participants (page 2) Anni Poetzl - Arizona State University – REU student Jill Preston - University of Vermont - Assistant Professor Chelsea Pretz - Harris-Stowe State University – REU student Mary Lai Preuss - Webster University - Assistant Professor Robert E. Ricklefs – University of Missouri –St. Louis –Curators' Professor of Biology Renée Rioux - NewLeaf Symbiotics - Senior Research Scientist Megan Ruffley - Miami University – REU student Kristina Sakers - Washington University - Graduate Student Chris Shaffer - Washington University - Instructor Craig Smith - Washington University - Biology Lecturer Joel Swift - University of Central Missouri – REU student Dilys Vela - Washington University – Graduate Student Daniel Warren - Saint Louis University - Assistant Professor Richard Zander - Missouri Botanical Garden - Research Associate Xingguo Zheng - Washington University - Graduate Student

5. Objective • To teach the basic knowledge necessary to use R independently, thus helping participants initiate their own process of learning the specific tools needed for their research.

6. Logistics • 3 days, 2 sessions each day: 8:00 am to noon and 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm • Limited Wifi access (if any…), no internet cable connections • Website:http://rbasicsworkshop.weebly.com/

7. General contents Day 1 1. Introduction – Iván 2. Functions and arguments – Sebastián 3. Objects– Sebastián 4. Opening and saving files– Sebastián Day 2 5. Data generation – Iván 6. Operators – Iván 7. Manipulating data and objects in R– Iván8. Graphics in R – Iván Day 3 9. Flow control – loops and conditionals– Sebastián 10. Vectorization– Sebastián 11. Writing your own functions– Iván

8. 1. Introduction

9. What is R? R is a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. Environment= planned and coherent system of flexible tools (“An Introduction to R” by R Core Team).R can be used for: data manipulation, data analysis, creating graphs, designing and running computer simulations. R is extended by thousands of packages described in CRAN Task Views at: http://cran.wustl.edu/

10. How to get R • From www.r-project.org. R is a GNU project.

11. Three windows in R Graphics Console Editor

12. Exersice 1: a first session in R • Objective: experiencing R