Data Science Training at MSU

Data science training is offered through a partnership between Social Data Collection and Analysis Services, Montana INBRE Data Science Core, and the Library.

 

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MSU R workshops team

 

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Workshop Recordings and Materials

All workshop materials are available under a Creative Commons Attribution license. If you have questions or need additional help related to workshop topics, MSU provides the following resources:

• The Math and Stat Center provides help for select courses. Check to see if your course is listed on their page.
• Statistical Resources may be able to refer you to additional help.

Videos on this page:

• Introduction to R
• Data Visualization in R
• Intermediate R
• Data Wrangling in R
• Introduction to Python
• Generative AI for Data Analysis

Introduction to R  

Recording date: Fall 2025
Instructors: Greta Linse, Sally Slipher, Sara Mannheimer
Contributors: Greta Linse, Sara Mannheimer, Ava Yazdian, Sally Slipher, Harley Clifton, Elliot Liucci, Mark Greenwood, Allison Theobold, The Carpentries
Publisher: Montana State University

Prior to the workshop, please make sure you have recent versions of R and RStudio on your computer. This guide can help you: https://rstudio-education.github.io/hopr/starting.html 

Data Visualization in R  

Recording date: Fall 2025
Instructors: Greta Linse, Sally Slipher, Sara Mannheimer
Contributors: Greta Linse, Sara Mannheimer, Ava Yazdian, Sally Slipher, Harley Clifton, Elliot Liucci, Mark Greenwood, Allison Theobold, The Carpentries
Publisher: Montana State University

Prior to the workshop, please make sure you have recent versions of R and RStudio on your computer. This guide can help you: https://rstudio-education.github.io/hopr/starting.html 

Intermediate R   

Recording date: Spring 2025
Instructors: Greta Linse, Sara Mannheimer, Ava Yazdian, Sally Slipher
Contributors: Greta Linse, Sara Mannheimer, Ava Yazdian, Sally Slipher, Harley Clifton, Elliot Liucci, Mark Greenwood, Allison Theobold, The Carpentries
Publisher: Montana State University
Online tutorial is available here: https://rconnect.math.montana.edu/IntermediateR/ 

Data Wrangling in R   

Recording date: Fall 2025
Instructors: Greta Linse, Sally Slipher, Sara Mannheimer
Contributors: Greta Linse, Sara Mannheimer, Ava Yazdian, Sally Slipher, Harley Clifton, Elliot Liucci, Mark Greenwood, Allison Theobold, The Carpentries
Publisher: Montana State University

Prior to the workshop, please make sure you have recent versions of R and RStudio on your computer. This guide can help you: https://rstudio-education.github.io/hopr/starting.html 

Introduction to Python   

Recording date: Fall 2024
Instructors: Greta Linse, Sara Mannheimer, Ava Yazdian, Sally Slipher
Contributors: Greta Linse, Sara Mannheimer, Ava Yazdian, Sally Slipher, Harley Clifton, Elliot Liucci, Mark Greenwood, Allison Theobold, The Carpentries
Publisher: Montana State University

Prior to the workshop:

1. Download and install Anaconda Navigator (https://www.anaconda.com/anaconda-navigator).
2. Download this ZIP file.
3. Unzip the file and save the contents locally on your computer.
4. Open Anaconda Navigator and launch “Jupyter Lab”.
5. Open the “IntroPython.ipynb” file from the zipped folder.

Generative AI for Data Analysis   

In this workshop, we'll explore using Generative AI to write code and create method descriptions. We'll also discuss writing good prompts and responsible use of GenAI.

Recording date: Spring 2025
Instructors: Greta Linse, Sara Mannheimer, Ava Yazdian, Sally Slipher
Contributors: Greta Linse, Sara Mannheimer, Ava Yazdian, Sally Slipher
Publisher: Montana State University

Montana State University R Workshops Team

These materials were adapted from materials generated by the Data Carpentries (https://datacarpentry.org/) and were originally developed at MSU by Dr. Allison Theobold. The workshop series is co-organized by the Montana State University Library, Department of Mathematical Sciences, and Statistical Consulting and Research Services (SCRS, https://www.montana.edu/statisticalconsulting/). SCRS is supported by Montana INBRE (National Institutes of Health, Institute of General Medical Sciences Grant Number P20GM103474). The workshops for 2020-2021 are supported by Faculty Excellence Grants from MSU’s Center for Faculty Excellence.

Research related to the development of these workshops is to appear in:

• Theobold, A., Hancock, S., & Mannheimer, S.. Data Science Workshops for Data-Intensive Environmental Science Research, Journal of Statistics Education 29 (sup1), S83-S94. https://doi.org/10.1080/10691898.2020.1854636 

These workshops involve modifications of materials.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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