Getting Started with R: A Powerful Tool for Data Analysis and Research by Ekiti R-Users

🎓 *Getting Started with R: A Powerful Tool for Data Analysis and Research*
📅 Recorded during the first outreach of the *Ekiti R-Users Group*

In this beginner-friendly session, *Ezekiel Adebayo Ogundepo* — RStudio Certified Instructor and Data Specialist at 54gene — walks participants through the foundations of R programming.

Whether you're a student, academic, or professional researcher, this training is designed to help you understand:
✅ What R is and why it's valuable
✅ How to install and set up R and RStudio
✅ Basic R syntax, commands, and data structures
✅ How to import and explore datasets
✅ Creating simple plots and running basic analysis
✅ Real-world applications of R in research and industry

🔗 Useful Links:

Download R: [https://cran.r-project.org](https://cran.r-project.org)
Download RStudio: [https://posit.co/download/rstudio-des...](https://posit.co/download/rstudio-des...)
Download Rtools: [https://cran.r-project.org/bin/window...](https://cran.r-project.org/bin/window...)

🎤 *Speaker Bio:*
Ezekiel Adebayo Ogundepo is a First-Class Statistics graduate, AIMS scholar, and a leading voice in the African data science community.

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