Understanding how R deals with the current working directory, practice using relative paths in R input and output, and testing out the here package for managing file paths in a project
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Using rmarkdown and quarto to create reproducible and dynamic documents for reporting statistical analyses
Understanding basic data structures in R, including vectors, arrays, lists, and data frames
Understanding conditional and repeated execution of R expressions
Understanding how to create and use your own functions
Understanding the pitfalls of dealing with dates, times, and manipulating strings with regular expressions
Practice manipulating data by tidying and reshaping
Understanding how R creates images with base graphics and ggplot2, practice using ggplot2 to customize figures, and practice creating reusable tools for plotting
