Olivier Simard-Casanova

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Simard-Casanova

Independent economist, data scientist, and science popularizer

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Getting started with R for busy people

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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 17 lessons, an online workshop and a 1-to-1 experience. I specifically designed the course 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.

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What you will learn

The first four lessons are completely free. Give Getting started a try before buying it.

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

  • 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.

Meet Olivier

Olivier Simard-Casanova is an independent economist, data scientist and science popularizer. He wrote his first line of R code in 2014, during his PhD in economics.

Now, Olivier uses R daily. In part when he works with clients, but most often when he writes his newsletters.

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They enjoyed the course

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

Lessons

The first four lessons are completely free. Give Getting started a try before buying it.

You need to buy one of the experience to access all lessons

Introduction

Lessons

1 – Philosophy of Getting started with R for busy people Preview 2 – Writing code is (probably) not what you think Preview 3 – Install R and RStudio Preview 4 – Your first R code Preview

The basics

Lessons

5 – R and RStudio 6 – Projects 7 – The Tidyverse

Get your data ready

Lessons

8 – Import data 9 – Prepare data

Statistics and plots

Lessons

10 – Basic statistics 11 – Plotting 12 – Advanced statistics

Make your code future-proof

Lessons

13 – Debugging variable type errors 14 – Make your code future-proof with renv 15 – Good practices 16 – Keep your installation of R and RStudio up to date

Conclusion

Lessons

17 – Dive deeper into R

Appendices

Lessons

Code reference

Buy now

Getting started comes in three different offerings, each designed to meet different needs and budget.

You can buy access to the lessons to learn at your own pace, book a seat for the two-days online workshop, or get a tailored online workshop with 1-to-1.

The first four lessons are completely free. Give Getting started a try before buying it.

Lessons

Learn at your own pace

Immediate access to all 17 lessons

I am here in real time to guide and to help you

Personalized time schedule & experience

25% lifetime discount on video call bookings

One year of access to my curated collection of R snippets

USD 350

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Workshop

Two days to get started with R

Immediate access to all 17 lessons

I am here in real time to guide and to help you

Personalized time schedule & experience

25% lifetime discount on video call bookings

One year of access to my curated collection of R snippets

USD 600

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1-to-1

The workshop, tailored for you

Immediate access to all 17 lessons

I am here in real time to guide and to help you

Personalized time schedule & experience

25% lifetime discount on video call bookings

One year of access to my curated collection of R snippets

USD 2,000

Learn more

Interested in a group purchase, for instance for your team or class? Let’s discuss on a free Microsoft Teams call.

Online workshop: Book a seat

Based on the 17 lessons, the online workshop is a two-days long workshop where I guide you through the course in real time.

  • 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
  • Multiple breaks included

  • 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

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Eastern time

Schedule (in local time):

  • Day 1: 8am – 4:30pm (8h – 16h30)
  • Day 2: 8am – 4:30pm (8h – 16h30)
  • Multiple breaks included

  • Getting started with R for busy people – Eastern time #4 – 30 November & 1 December 2023

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    Original price was: $600.00.Current price is: $400.00.
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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

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1-to-1

1-to-1 is a fully tailored version of the online workshop. It is just you and me, on your schedule.

  • We begin with a free video call. The call will help me understand your needs and constraints.
  • Once you schedule the video call, you will receive a Microsoft Teams link by email.
  • If you need any assistance, do not hesitate to contact me. I am here to help.
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Perks

When buying access to the course, you unlock multiple perks: