This lesson reviews some important R packages for manipulation and visualization of biological data. It is based primarily on the Bioinformatics Data Skills book by Vince Buffalo and the R for Data Science book by Hadley Wickham.
Prerequisites
Background knowledge of R and Unix.
Two Things You Need To Know
- Don’t panic.
- Follow the instructions :).
| Setup | Download files required for the lesson | |
| 00:00 | 1. R Language Basics |
How to do simple calculations in R
How to assign values to variables and call functions? What are R’s vectors, vector data types, and vectorization? How to install packages? How can I get help in R? |
| 00:50 | 2. Data Import |
How to read data in R?
What are some potential problems with reading data in R? How to write data in files? |
| 01:20 | 3. Data Transformation |
How to use dply to transform data in R?
How do I select columns How can I filter rows How can I join two data frames? |
| 02:50 | 4. Visualizing Data | How can I explore my data by visualization in R? |
| 04:10 | Finish |
The actual schedule may vary slightly depending on the topics and exercises chosen by the instructor.