R Workshop Series #2: R Data Types

Overview

This introductory workshop covered the core data types and structures in R. Participants learned about atomic data types (numeric, character, logical) as well as more complex structures such as vectors, matrices, data frames, and lists. This session laid the groundwork for effective data manipulation in R.

Learning Outcomes

• Define and differentiate between atomic data types in R.
  
• Understand the use cases for vectors, matrices, data frames, and lists.
  
• Learn when and how to use each data type effectively.
  
• Create and manipulate data frames using R.
  
• Perform basic operations to view and transform data.

Key Skills Gained

• Understanding of R data types
  
• Data structure manipulation
  
• Creation and management of data frames
  
• Fundamental data operations
  
• Foundational R programming knowledge