Advanced R: Working with Data Frames

Workshop 20 - Winter Semester 2025-26

Field	Details
Date	15 April 2026
Time	14:00 - 15:30
Location	House of Prominence, Attic (Top floor), Luxemburger Str. 299, Cologne, with Zoom for remote participation
Host	Job Schepens, Project S, CRC 1252
Prerequisites	See prerequisites below.
Materials status	Guided resource links are available below.
Slides / recording	No slide deck or recording is currently listed.

Overview

This workshop focused on practical data wrangling in R using data frames and the tidyverse, with an emphasis on working through real examples together.

Learning Objectives

Use dplyr verbs confidently for filtering, selecting, mutating, and summarizing data
Understand core data wrangling workflows with pipes
Practice reshaping and cleaning tabular data with tidyr
Compare different learning resources for continuing with data frame work in R

Topics Covered

Core dplyr workflows for data wrangling
Data transformation pipelines with the pipe
Reshaping and tidying data with tidyr
Guided discussion of example-driven learning materials

Prerequisites

Basic R programming skills
Familiarity with data frames
Basic tidyverse knowledge recommended

Materials

Host

Job Schepens
Project S, SFB 1252
University of Cologne

Originally scheduled with Luke Günther; hosted by Job Schepens for this session.

Session Details

Date: 15 April 2026
Time: 14:00 - 15:30
Location: House of Prominence, Attic, Luxemburger Str. 299, Cologne
Online: Zoom

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