R Fundamentals for Biotechnologists
Course by: Dr. Lokender Kumar
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A beginner-friendly course introducing R programming for UG, PG, PhD, and post-doctoral researchers in life sciences, focusing on data handling and visualization using biological examples.
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Course Objectives
Introduce the R Programming Environment:
Familiarize learners with the R interface, history, installation, and fundamental concepts relevant to biological data analysis.
Develop Basic Programming Competence:
Enable students to write and execute simple R commands, perform data operations, and manipulate biological datasets using vectors, matrices, and data frames.
Promote Analytical Thinking in Biotechnology:
Equip learners with the ability to apply R for basic statistical calculations and exploration of biological data trends.
Build Foundational Visualization Skills:
Train participants to create and customize basic plots—such as scatter plots, line charts, histograms, and boxplots—for interpreting and presenting experimental results effectively.