Prague, Czech Republic

Introduction to R

Introduction to R course is one of the three courses of the CEBEX Summer School on Behavioral Sciences 2023.


It teaches you the basics of programming in R, free statistical software used by many researchers. The block lasts 3 days and is worth 2 ECTS. It is aimed at people with little to no knowledge of programming in R language.

We will introduce basic concepts such as variables and functions, how to use command line, how to write and share scripts and how and where to look for help. Later, we will learn about various data types and data operations, and we will finish with basic exploration and visualisation of datasets.

After finishing this course, you will able to load, access, explore and visualize your data. You will also understand basic programming terminology and online help and be able to work on projects in R on your own.


It is possible to attend online or face-to-face.

You can find more information on our website.

Credits info

2 EC
To obtain 2 ECTS, you need to attend the lectures and take a final exam based on lectures and selected chapters of mandatory literature. The exam will be in the form of an online test and will take place after the end of the program.

Fee info

EUR 560: Online fee
EUR 700: Face-to-face fee