Statistics with R | Dec 2025

We are running a 2.5 day course in-person at UCD, Belfield in December 2025 (exact dates to be determined in Aug/Sep). We will also run a half-day Introduction to Data Visualisation with R add-on course. CPD accreditation is through the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (6 CPD credits/day). Topics include:

ORIENTATION TO R

• Introduction to the R language
• Managing data and exporting results

INTRODUCTION TO DATA VISUALISATION WITH R

• Benefits of data visualisation
• Customisations for base r plot() function
• R functions for base graphics, i.e hist(), boxplot(), etc
• Syntax structure for ggplot() commands from ggplot2 package
• Making a ggplot() interactive using the ggplotly() function
• Saving and exporting visualisations from R

INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS WITH R

• Descriptive statistics
• Hypothesis tests - comparing means and risks
• Correlation
• Hypothesis tests - assumptions and alternatives

REGRESSION WITH R

• Effect sizes
• Introduction to linear models
• Linear regression and assumptions
• Variable selection and model building

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• Dec 2025 (9:30-13:00): Orientation to R 
• Dec 2025 (13:30-17:00): Introduction to Data Visualisation with R (Data Vis)
• Dec 2025 (9:30-17:00): Introduction to Statistics with R
• Dec 2025 (9:30-17:00): Introduction to Regression with R
• Costs: R half-day no cost; Data Vis half-day €125; R 1 Day €250, R 2 Days €500
• REGISTRATION WILL OPEN IN OCT (for credit card payments only)
• Contact cstar@ucd.ie in Oct to pay by internal transfer
• If you are a Post-doctoral Research Fellow, please contact Research Careers ((opens in a new window)researchcareers@ucd.ie) as there is a separate registration process, and your fees may be covered.
• Contact us to be added to the course mailing list