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Dime Analytics R Training

R for Stata users

Background

This material was developed by the DIME Analytics team as an introduction to R Statistical Package for its staff. It builds upon knowledge of Stata to explore features of R with impact evaluation applications in mind. It also assumes some degree of familiarity with DIME's coding practices.

Training content

01 - Introduction to R

• Introduction to RStudio, R syntax, objects and classes. Designed for a 1h30m session.

Formats:

• .html
• .pdf
• .Rmd

02 - Data processing

• Basic functions for processing data. Designed for a 1h30m session.

Formats:

• .html
• .pdf
• .Rmd

03 - Data visualization

• An introduction to creating and export graphs in ggplot2. Designed for a 1h30m session.

Formats:

• .html
• .pdf
• .Rmd

04 - Descriptive analysis

• How to create and export descriptive statistics table in R. Designed for a 1h30m session.

Formats:

• .html
• .pdf
• .Rmd

05 - Geospatial data

• An overview of R resources on GIS. Designed for a 1h30m session.

Formats:

• .html
• .pdf
• .Rmd

06 - R programming practices

• Uses and R master script to explore code organization, loops, custom functions and if statements. Designed for a 1h30m session.

Formats:

• .html
• .pdf
• .Rmd

License

This material is developed under MIT license. See http://adampritchard.mit-license.org/ or see the LICENSE file for details.

Main Contact

Luiza Cardoso de Andrade ([e-mail]) - [e-mail]

Authors

• Luiza Cardoso de Andrade
• Robert A. Marty
• Leonardo Teixeira Viotti
• Rony Rodriguez-Ramirez
• Luis Eduardo San Martin