About the event

Are you an environmental professional or student looking to improve your data analysis skills? This engaging workshop is designed for beginner to intermediate R users who are eager to learn more about managing, analysing and visualising environmental data. Led by Auckland University of Technology's Professor Sebastian Leuzinger, you will be guided to utilise real-world environmental datasets to teach you the fundamentals of R programming, data cleaning, basic statistics and creating clear visuals. This workshop will equip you with tools to make your data work harder for you.

Basic prior knowledge of R is required to follow along in this workshop. Participants must have a laptop with R and RStudio ahead of the workshop to ensure they can download the dataset that will be provided ahead of the event.

The workshop will cover:

• An introduction to RStudio and how it became the dominant software particularly in the academic context
• Instructions on how to download/install R/RStudio (participants are also expected to have access to R to complete the workshop)
• A demonstration of how to use RStudio (console, editor, how to save work, etc.)
• A demonstration of basic RStudio and fundamental statistical skills (data exploration, manipulation, basic statistics, visuals)
• Real world example (participants will need to download the dataset and follow along)
• Real world example using AI

Questions will be accepted throughout the workshop.

Meet the speaker

Sebastian Leuzinger is a professor at Auckland University of Technology, where he specialises as a plant ecologist working at the interface of experimental and modelling work. Coming from an ecophysiological background (plant - atmosphere relations), he is increasingly interested in meta-analyses and overarching trends in the response of plants to global change drivers. He is editor-in-chief for the journal 'Frontiers in Functional Plant Ecology' and has been teaching statistics courses for many years, having recently published an introductory text to statistics using R called "R-ticulate - A beginners guide to data analysis for natural scientists” (Wiley).

This event will run off New Zealand Daylight Time (NZST) for 2 hours. The workshop will not be recorded. Participants must attend the live event if interested.

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