Advanced Data visualization in R

Description

People with all expertise-levels in R and plotting are encouraged to apply. The course materials can be organized to match your level and the TAs would be happy to help you to attain your needs.

This course is designed to help researchers in visualizing their data through various techniques using R and Quarto. Participants will learn how to create publication-ready visualisations with R. Additionally, the course also includes introductions to Quarto and dynamic plotting using tools like plotly, OJS, etc. The last day of the course includes interactive plotting that can be hosted on a web server, enabling researchers to share and explore visualizations of their data.

Topics covered

Using the language of graphics: ggplot2
Basic and advanced plotting in ggplot2
Single-cell data visualizations with Seurat
Quarto notebooks and reports
Dynamic plotting with Quarto
Interactive web apps with Shiny

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

Handle data in R for visualizations
Familiarize with ggplot2 functions and techniques
Combine different data and/or different plots that are of publication-ready
Create interactive documents with Quarto for data exploration and analysis
Write your own simple Shiny app in R

Pre-requisites

The following is a list of skills required for being able to follow the course and complete the exercises:

Familiarity with R and R Studio
Plotting using standard R graphics
Participants are expected to use their own computers with pre-installed R, R Studio and different R packages (detailed instructions will be given upon acceptance).