Public Health, Health Services Research and HTA

Introduction to Statistics with R - An Applied 3-Day Hands-On Workshop

3-Day Certified Course

20 - 22 November 2025

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Introduction to Statistics with R

COURSE OVERVIEW

This 3-day interactive course gives an introduction on how to use the statistical software R. It is a "hands-on" workshop and contains both lectures and practical exercises. Participants learn about the structure of the language R, the creation of professional graphs and how to do basic introductory statistics. To overcome common challenges, a lot of practical advice are given.

The course is aimed at members of:

attendees with a basic knowledge of introductory statistics and prior exposure to statistical software
suitable for anyone with an interest in flexible approaches to data visualization and data analysis
scientists, health care professionals, consultancy organizations and a wide range of industries.
PhD, medical and master students

Course Pre-requisites:
Course language is English. Both native and non-native English speaking scientists are welcome.

THE COURSE COVERS THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:

DAY 1 | How does R think?

Basics
Control Structures
Data Structures
Data Manipulation and Cleaning

DAY 2 | Descriptive Analyses with R

Descriptive Statistics
Standard Graphs
Advanced Graphs, with and without ggplot2

DAY 3 | Inductive Statistics with R

Hypothesis Tests
Linear and Logistic Regression
Loops and Simulations

COURSE DOCUMENTATION

Certificates will be provided to all participants after the course. Students will be accredited 5 ECTS for successfully completing Assignment as well as their attendance and active participation during the attendance time of the course.

ACCOMMODATIONS & DIRECTIONS

There are a number of hotels near the campus. Reservations should be made when you receive your registration and payment confirmation. We have made special arrangements with hotels near the course location. After registration, you will receive more details regarding accommodation via e-mail.

Cancellation Terms

From the date of receipt of the written letter of admission, 25% of the participation fee will be charged as cancellation
fee. In case of a cancellation up to two weeks prior to the start of the program, a cancellation fee equal to 50% of
the participation fee shall be due. Upon commencement of the program, the participation fee shall be paid in full. A
possible right of withdrawal as provided for in Pt. 4. shall not be affected thereby. In the case of non-attendance at
the beginning of the respective program, the full participation fee is still due. A substitute participant, who must be
nominated to UMIT TIROL by the original participant, can be accepted without additional costs provided that he/she
fulfills the registration requirements to be examined by UMIT TIROL in accordance with Pt. 3.
Cancellations of applications shall only be effective if they are sent in writing (per post or e-mail – (to the competent
office mentioned in the offer/ application form)); timely receipt of the cancellation request by the competent office is
decisive.