Public Health, Versorgungsforschung und 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.

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Cancellation Terms

From the time of receipt of the registration confirmation, 25% of the participation fee will be charged as a cancellation fee. Two weeks before the start of the training, a cancellation fee of 50% of the participation fee will be charged. The entire participation fee must be paid within 14 days of receipt of the invoice.

In the event of a no-show at the start of the course, the entire participation fee will be invoiced.

A substitute participant, who must be named by the participating person to UMIT TIROL, can be accepted without additional costs. Please email new delegates details when known.

In the unlikely event that, due to unforeseen circumstances or insufficient enrollment, the course has to be cancelled by the UMIT TIROL, our liability is limited to refund of course fees only. We recommend that delegates have adequate insurance cover to claim any travel or personal expenses.