Programming basics for Biostatistics 6099

Overview

Zhiguang Huo (Caleb)

Thursday August 24, 2023

Basic description of this class

https://caleb-huo.github.io/teaching/2023FALL/ProgrammingBasics.html

More description of this class

Contents of this class

Textbook

Assignment

grading (total 100%)
Requirement points
Homework1 5%
Homework2 5%
Mid-term exam 25%
Homework3 5%
Homework4 5%
Homework5 5%
Final project 25%
Final exam 25%

Exams

Homework policy

Final project

Trouble shooting

Other Policy

Any question about administration?

What software do we need?

All of these are free

Installing R

R Console

RStudio

R markdown

Install Python

Python Console

Anaconda

Comparison of R and Python

Some drawbacks of R and Python

Things you should have done, by the end of this week

HiPerGator

R markdown (demonstration)

Anaconda and jupyter notebook (demonstration)

  1. Create a new environment

  1. Install and start Jupyter Lab