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Data Carpentry, 2-Day Workshop

Do you need to get a handle on your data? In this two-day workshop you will learn the essentials of computer-assisted research and acquire the skills necessary for data collection, management, cleaning, visualisation, and analysis. Whether you are a member of research team or standalone researcher, join us in a friendly environment to feel empowered and ready for data driven discovery!

Info about event

Time

Thursday 13 February 2020, at 09:00 - Friday 14 February 2020, at 16:00

Location

Royal Library, Aarhus

Organizer

CEDHAR

Following hands-on pedagogical approach of the Carpentries, the focus here is on the introductory computational skills needed for data management and analysis in all domains of research. By the end of the workshop, participants will able to quickly apply skills learned to their own research. The initial target audience is learners who have little to no prior computational experience. 

The workshop will be taught in English.  

Themes covered

  • Data organisation in spreadsheets (pitfalls of Excel and how to avoid them)
  • Data cleaning in OpenRefine
  • Introduction to R
  • Data analyses and visualisation in R

Prerequisites: computer with administrative privileges, power cord, no previous knowledge needed.

To learn more about place and time, and to register for the workshop, please go to https://adivea.github.io/2020-02-13-AU-DC/

For any questions, please contact cedhar@cas.au.dk