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RUG — R User’s Group

R User’s Group (i.e., RUG) is a place for newbies and experts alike to learn and work together on projects using the statistical programming language, R. Do you want to learn the best practices for creating a reproducible workflow but don’t know where to begin? Struggling to figure out the best methods for wrangling a messy data set? Want to build a clean and professional website using free and open-source tools? We can do all this and more using R! Join us as we learn how to unlock the full potential of the R ecosystem.

Open to people of all skill levels, disciplines, and backgrounds.

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**Summer Python Bootcamp: Register by July 8th**

  • Posted by Chelsea Lane on July 5, 2022 at 12:18 pm

    PUG/GCDF are hosting an online Python bootcamp for the GC Community this summer, 5 weeks from July 11 to mid August (MWF, 4-5pm EST). We encourage total beginners, GC Digital Research Institute alums, and people who want to strengthen their fundamentals to join us as we go through the acclaimed Python Crash Course textbook.

    More advanced python users, please pass this blurb on!

    Here’s our tentative schedule:

    • Week of 7/11/2022 – Installation, expectations for the summer, Chapter 1: Getting Started, Chapter 2: Variables and Simple Data Types
    • Week of 7/18/2022 – Chapter 3: Introducing Lists, Chapter 4: Working with Lists, Chapter 5: if Statements
    • Week of 7/25/2022 – Chapter 6: Dictionaries, Chapter 7: User Input and while Loops, Chapter 8: Functions
    • Week of 8/1/2022 – Chapter 9: Classes, Chapter 10: Files and Exceptions, Chapter 11: Testing Your Code
    • Week of 8/8/2022 – Book Project

    We hope that participants are able to stay on throughout the summer.

    If you are interested and could commit to the bootcamp to the best of your ability, please fill out this form by July 8th if you are interested so we can tailor the experience to your needs and interests.

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