ekomex: A Basic Introduction to R for Beginners

Course Structure
Day 1: Lecture with script & exercises
Day 2: 90-120’ self-guided exercises; 120’ Small-group tutoring

Content
This 2-day virtual short course provides a basic introduction to the open-source statistical software R for beginners. It teaches you the basics of R the environment and functionality, how to „talk“ to R, dealing with datasets, and simple descriptive stats and graphs using R.

• Would you like to switch to a statistical software that is both powerful and free of charge?
• Want to attend a course at a method school that requires basic R knowledge?
• Does everyone around you use R and you want to use it too?
• Are you a qualitative researcher who occasionally needs to produce some basic stats or graphs beyond what Excel can do?

Then this course is right for you. Topics covered include:

• Basics of R environment & functionality
• How to „talk“ to R
• Dealing with datasets
• Simple descriptive stats & graphs

Core Readings
Oana, I.E., Schneider, C.Q. and E. Thomann. 2021, forthcoming. Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) Using R: A Beginner’s Guide. Cambridge University Press—Online appendix, chapter “introduction to R”