Basic R for Pharmacy

R for pharmaceutical sciences practicals. Written for learners in plain language, tidyverse style, and with pharmacy examples.

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Topics covered

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Getting Started

Set up R and RStudio, and run your very first lines of code.

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Data Handling

Import spreadsheets, tidy messy data, and select the rows and columns you need.

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Visualization

Create plots with ggplot2.

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Descriptive Statistics

Summarise your data: means, medians, standard deviations, and more.

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Hypothesis Testing

t-tests, chi-square, and Mann–Whitney tests for clinical data.

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Regression

Understand dose–response relationships with linear and logistic regression.

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Section	What you’ll find
Required Library	What library is needed to use the function
Syntax	How to use the function
Argument Overview	Relevant arguments explained
Examples	Examples for how to use the function with different arguments

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