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Bonjour !

My name is Olivier Simard-Casanova, I am the host of this workshop.

Have you ever wanted to learn R, but were too busy trying to find a good introductory course on the Internet? If so, I have a solution for you!

With Getting Started with R for Busy People, I offer you a two-days long workshop I specifically designed for busy people. You will learn everything you need to start working on your data right away — no less, but also no more.

On top of technical skills, I am also passing you many productivity tips I have learned in the field since I wrote my first line of R code back in 2014.

— Olivier

Please find below a 1-minute long video where I explain what the workshop is.

• Based on the 17 lessons of the online course Getting Started with R for Busy People.
• Buying a seat gives you access to the 17 lessons.
• The first four lessons of the course are completely free. Give Getting Started a try before buying a seat for the workshop.

What you Will Learn

• How to work productively with R, RStudio and the popular Tidyverse.
• How to import and prepare your data.
• How to do basic and advanced statistics.
• How to make beautiful plots.
• How to make your code future-proof.
• How to dive deeper into R.

What the Workshop is

• The workshop is interactive. You will write R code. If you get stuck or have a question, I'm immediately available for you.
• The workshop is for everyone, regardless of your field (you do not need to be an economist to attend the workshop) and experience with R and writing code.
• The workshop will not just teach you the basics of R. The workshop will also teach you how to work productively with R, and how to learn more by yourself post-completion. Busy people need to work productively — today, but also tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.
• The workshop is built upon my personal knowledge and experience. I wrote my first line of R code in 2014 during my PhD. I learned R all by myself. The workshop is the workshop I wish I had when I got started in 2014. When you are a busy person, you do not have the luxury to spend years learning by trial-and-error.
• The workshop will teach you how to use R in real life. Things often do not go according to plan. A good introduction is an introduction where you learn how to recover quickly when it happens.
• The workshop is based on, and comes with access to, my online course. When you book a seat for a session, you get immediate access to the online course as well.
• Thanks to the online course, you can easily search its content and go back to it post-completion.
• The workshop is enjoyable and rewarding. Writing code is great, learning is great. And R, RStudio and the Tidyverse are also great!

What the Workshop is Not

• The workshop is not a comprehensive introductory course. You will learn what you need to use R productively. No more, no less.
• The workshop is not a crash course. We will not cut corners.
• The workshop is not a lecture. I sure will explain things, but you will actively participate in the workshop by writing R code in RStudio.

They attended the workshop:

• Economists
• Political scientists
• Journalists
• Social scientists
• Data scientists

A big shout out to Olivier Simard-Casanova

I took his Getting Started in R course. While I’m not a beginner, it was helpful to revise the basics again; I got a lot out of the two-day course. My R coding skills and confidence have improved as a result, and I learnt many new code management techniques I hadn’t considered previously.
I recommend the course to anyone wanting to begin or improve their R coding.

— Paul Ward, Mastodon, 28 August 2023

Thank you to Olivier Simard-Casanova for his workshop and good advices on how to tackle R!

— Léo Berry, Bluesky, 11 March 2024

Introduction

• Free Lesson 1 - Philosophy of the Course
• Free Lesson 2 - Writing Code is (Probably) not what you Think
• Free Lesson 3 - Install R and RStudio
• Free Lesson 4 - Your First R Code

The Basics

• Lesson 5 - R and RStudio
• Lesson 6 - Projects
• Lesson 7 - The Tidyverse

Get your Data Ready

• Lesson 8 - Import Data
• Lesson 9 - Prepare Data

Statistics and Plots

• Lesson 10 - Basic Statistics
• Lesson 11 - Plotting
• Lesson 12 - Advanced Statistics

Make your Code Future-Proof

• Lesson 13 - Debugging Variable Type Errors
• Lesson 14 - Make your Code Future-Proof with renv
• Lesson 15 - Good Practices
• Lesson 16 - Keep your Installation of R and RStudio up-to-date

Conclusion

• Lesson 17 - Dive Deeper into R

Appendices

• Appendix A - Code Reference

• Each online session lasts two days.
• Online sessions are available in Paris time and Eastern time.
• Once you have booked your seat, you get access to the online course and its perks.
• Online sessions are hosted on Microsoft Teams. Thanks to PowerPoint Live, each attendee can independently navigate in the slides. Microsoft Teams also offers live captions.
  • In case of technical difficulties, we fall back to Zoom.
• I will share the Microsoft Teams link and the final logistical details a few days before the online session by email.

Schedule

Day 1

• Paris time: 9h-16h (local time, 9pm to 4am).
• Eastern time: 8:30am to 3:30pm (local time, 8h30-15h30).
• Multiple breaks included, including lunch break.

Day 2

• Paris time: 9h-16h (local time, 9am to 4pm).
• Eastern time: 8:30am to 3:30pm (local time, 8h30-15h30).
• Multiple breaks included, including lunch break.

• Is USD 400 or 400€ too expensive? You cannot pay with one of the payment methods listed above? Contact me and I will see what I can do!
• Interested in a group purchase, or a private session for your team or for yourself? See below.

Terms of sale:

• No refunds.
• If you cannot attend the session you have bought a seat for, you will be able to attend another one, free of charge.

You can book private sessions, for instance for yourself, or for your team — both online and in-person. If you are interested, do not hesitate to contact me.