Getting started with R for busy people
By Olivier Simard-Casanova
Welcome!
Have you ever wanted to learn R, but were too busy to explore the Internet to find an introductory course?
With Getting started with R for busy people, I am offering you a suite of experiences I specifically designed for busy people who want to get started with R.
At the end of Getting started, you will be able to work on your data right away with R.
Who am I?
My name is Olivier Simard-Casanova.
I am an independent economist and data scientist. I wrote my first line of R code in 2014, during my PhD in economics.
Now, I use R daily. In part when I work with clients, but most often to write my newsletters.
Choose your experience
Give Getting started a try before buying it: the first four lessons are free. Learn more →
Getting started comes in three experiences:
- Online course
- Online workshop
- 2 days session
- Paris time or Eastern time
- I am here to guide and to help you in real time
- 1-to-1
- I am here to guide and to help you in real time
- You are the only person attending the online lessons
- You can schedule the online lessons based on your availability
The workshop and the 1-to-1 are built on top of the course.
Course
Immediate access to the course
One year of access to my curated collection of R snippets
I am here in real time to guide and to help you
Personalized schedule & experience
USD 350
Workshop
Immediate access to the course
One year of access to my curated collection of R snippets
I am here in real time to guide and to help you
Personalized schedule & experience
USD 600 USD 4001
1-to-1
Immediate access to the course
One year of access to my curated collection of R snippets
I am here in real time to guide and to help you
Personalized schedule & experience
USD 2,000
1 Introductory price until the end of 2023
What you will learn
I designed Getting started so that you will be able to work on your data right away
- How to work productively with R, RStudio and the popular Tidyverse
- How to import and prepare your data
- How to do basics and advanced statistics
- How to make beautiful plots
- How to make your code future-proof
- How to dive deeper into R
What Getting started is, and is not
The following applies to all experiences: the online course, the online workshop and the 1-to-1
What Getting started is
- Getting started is for everyone, regardless of your field (you do not need to be an economist) and experience with R and writing code
- Getting started does not just teach you the basics of R. Getting started also teaches 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.
- Getting started 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. Getting started is the resources 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.
- Getting started teaches you how to use R in real life. Things often do not go according to plan. In a good introduction, you learn how to recover quickly when it happens.
- Getting started is built so that you can easily get back to it post-completion. Use it as a reference point.
- Getting started is text-based so that you can search its content easily. Videos are great, but they are not searchable.
- Getting started is enjoyable and rewarding. Writing code is great, learning is great. And R, RStudio and the Tidyverse are also great!
What Getting started is not
- Getting started is not a comprehensive introductory course. You will learn what you need to use R productively. No more, no less.
- Getting started is not a crash course. We will not cut corners.
- Getting started is not long, but it is not short either. When you are a busy person, it makes sense to take one extra hour today to learn something that will save a lot more hours tomorrow.
Lessons
Introduction
- Free Lesson 1 – Philosophy of Getting started with R for busy people
- 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
Buy now
They enjoyed Getting started
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, 28 August 2023, Mastodon
Course
Immediate access to the course
One year of access to my curated collection of R snippets
I am here in real time to guide and to help you
Personalized schedule & experience
USD 350
Workshop
Immediate access to the course
One year of access to my curated collection of R snippets
I am here in real time to guide and to help you
Personalized schedule & experience
USD 600 USD 4001
1-to-1
Immediate access to the course
One year of access to my curated collection of R snippets
I am here in real time to guide and to help you
Personalized schedule & experience
USD 2,000
1 Introductory price until the end of 2023
Online workshop: Book a seat
- The workshop takes place in Microsoft Teams. In case of technical difficulties, we fall back to Zoom.
- You will receive the Microsoft Teams link by email a few days before the session.
- 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.
Paris time
Schedule (in local time):
- Day 1: 9h – 17h30
- Day 2: 9h – 17h30
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Getting started with R for busy people – Paris time #3 – 19 & 20 October 2023
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Getting started with R for busy people – Paris time #4 – 23 & 24 November 2023
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Getting started with R for busy people – Paris time #5 – 20 & 21 December 2023
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Getting started with R for busy people – Paris time #6 – 1 & 2 February 2024
In stock$600.00
Eastern time
Schedule (in local time):
- Day 1: 8am – 4:30pm (8h – 16h30)
- Day 2: 8am – 4:30pm (8h – 16h30)
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Getting started with R for busy people – Eastern time #3 – 2 & 3 November 2023
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Getting started with R for busy people – Eastern time #4 – 30 November & 1 December 2023
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Getting started with R for busy people – Eastern time #5 – 18 & 19 January 2024
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Getting started with R for busy people – Eastern time #6 – 15 & 16 February 2024
In stock$600.00
1-to-1: Schedule free video call
- The video call will help me understand your needs. We will also schedule the online lessons.
- Once I confirm your booking, you will receive a Microsoft Teams link by email.