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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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This Wednesday (03/23): Beginner\’s Guide to Web Scraping Workshop @ 2pm

Posted by Di Yoong (they/them/theirs) on March 21, 2022 at 8:16 pm

Hi everyone!

If you’re thinking of using web scraping for your project, this workshop may be for you. In this beginner workshop, we will be discussing some of the common practices and discuss the differences between web scraping and using an API. We will then consider what might be the best strategy depending on the project and explore some tools that we can use. Some familiarity of HTML is encouraged!

Zoom link will be provided to registered participants. Register here!

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