LibGuide for R

The Research Data Services staff and library faculty are available for workshops and one-on-one consultations to help you find, manage, analyze, and visualize the data you need for your coursework and use in your research. 

The Research Data Services can help you:

find reliable data for your research topic from reputable organizations, navigating you to numerous data repositories SHU is subscribed to like Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), and free data resources. 

manage data by creating and actively managing a Data Management Plan (DMP), organizing files for easy retrieval, storing, and cleaning your data. 

analyze data using R and other quantitative and qualitative programs like Excel, Stata, Atlas.ti, R, and Qualtrics. 

visualizing data using R and other tools like Power BI and Tableau. 

Introduction to Rstudio: RStudio is a powerful integrated development environment (IDE) for the R programming language, widely used for data analysis, statistical modeling, and scientific research. If you're new to RStudio, this workshop will provide you with a solid foundation in the basics of the RStudio environment. During this workshop, you will learn how to install and navigate RStudio, how to use the R console and command line interface, and how to write and execute R code using scripts. You will also learn about R's powerful libraries for data manipulation and analysis.
Throughout the workshop, you will work on hands-on exercises that will help you develop your R programming skills. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions and receive feedback from experienced instructors. This workshop is designed for anyone who is new to RStudio or has limited programming experience. Whether you're a student, researcher, or professional, this workshop will equip you with the skills you need to begin using RStudio for your own projects. Join us and start your journey into the world of R programming!

Introduction to ggplot: Interesting fact--ggplot2 is a data visualization package built in R. In this workshop, you will learn basic graphing using ggplot, how to visualize numeric and categorical data.