University of Wisconsin–Madison

R and Python workshops – Fall 2022

Summary

Check the Calendar listing for data analysis workshops links and registration forms. Below are workshop dates for SSCC, Madison chapter of Software Carpentry, and Steenbock Library series.

Social Science Computing Cooperative (SSCC)

The table below shows only the R and Python courses. See complete listing at https://sscc.wisc.edu/sscc_jsp/training/ 

TitleDateTimeInstructor
Introduction to Python for Data Analysis8/2910:00 – 3:00Dimond
Introduction to R8/2912:30 – 3:30Struck
Data Wrangling in Python8/30, 8/31, 9/1, 9/210:00 – 3:00Dimond
Data Wrangling in R8/30, 8/31, 9/1, 9/212:30 – 4:30Struck
JupyterLab and Jupyter Notebooks: Not Just For Python Any More9/62:00 – 3:00Dimond
Introduction to Python for Data Analysis9/12, 9/1410:00 – 12:00Dimond
Introduction to R9/131:00 – 4:00Struck
Data Wrangling in R9/15, 9/20, 9/22, 9/27, 9/291:00 – 4:00Struck
Data Wrangling in Python9/19, 9/21, 9/26, 9/28, 10/3, 10/510:00 – 12:00Dimond
Regression Review with R9/279:00 – 12:00Hemken
Data Visualization in R: ggplot2 Basics9/299:00 – 11:00Struck
Regression Diagnostics with R10/41:00 – 4:00Struck

SSCC courses are (again) free but regular attendance is requested and expected for longer courses.

Software Carpentry

The Data Science Hub is providing a Fall online “mini series” workshops. There is a small $5 fee for UW-Madison affiliate (and snacks during the sessions!) The table below details the  Fall workshop series.

The main registration page is: Fall 2022 Mini Workshops
Notes: registration for “Unix Shell” ends August 31. Registration for later workshops will open gradually.

Schedule

DateWorkshopPreRequisites
September 7thUnix ShellNA
September 28thGit/GitHubFor this workshop, you need to be familiar with all of the commands taught in this Unix Shell lesson
October 26-27thIntro to Machine Learning with SklearnFor this workshop, you need to have a basic familiarity with python
November 16-17thIntro to DockerFor this workshop, you need to have a base familiarity with using a command shell and the text editor
November 30thInteractive Data Visualizations in PythonFor this workshop, you need to have a base familiarity with python, the unix shell, and github
December 14thIntro to JuliaFor this workshop, you need to have a base familiarity with files, directories, arrays, and indices

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is a Platinum Member Organization of the THE CARPENTRIES. For more details on what are the “Carpentries” see my Blog entry Software-carpentry

Steenbock Library Workshops

See details on announcement page: Learn how to analyze data using Python and/or R programming languages (via Zoom) for details on each workshop. Below is a summary for dates and registration links for R and Python series. Open to all UW-Madison students, faculty, and staff.

Materials:

R series dates and registration

Date: Fridays 10am-12pmR Programming:Registration Link
September 23, 11am-1pmR Basics in Spanishhttps://go.wisc.edu/kvzxeq
September 30R Basicshttps://go.wisc.edu/e9123d
October 7R Basics (repeat)https://go.wisc.edu/135b9d
October 14Data Wranglinghttps://go.wisc.edu/930o7p
October 21Visualizationhttps://go.wisc.edu/oa9l8d
October 28Reportshttps://go.wisc.edu/6×5766

(Registration is required for each workshop.)

Python series dates and registration

Date: Thursdays 10am-12pmPython Programming:Registration Link
September 29Introductionhttps://go.wisc.edu/mau089
October 6Introduction (repeat)https://go.wisc.edu/1fb8vr
October 13Loops, lists, and functionshttps://go.wisc.edu/l1gei7
October 20Spreadsheets and data wrangling
with pandas
https://go.wisc.edu/u8x21y
October 27Data Visualization with seabornhttps://go.wisc.edu/2a411r

(Registration is required for each workshop.)

See description for each workshop content on Learn how to analyze data using Python and/or R programming languages