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How to get help with your coding and data science projects

If you get stuck with your coding or need help with a project, book a consultation or drop-in at our office hours. Want to get started with learning how to code in R or Python or need a refresher? Try one of our workshops or an online training resource.

Find more information on these services below and contact the CMU Libraries' Research Data Services team at data@cmu.libanswers.com if you have questions.

Coding and Data Science Consultations

Book a consultation for help with R and Python coding, data visualization, data processing, and more!

Online Consultation Booking Form

In-Person Consultation Booking Form

Drop-In Data Office Hours

Have a coding question or need help with a project? Our data specialists can help you at any stage of your project at these informal office hours.

Data Office Hours are held every Wednesday, from 12-3 pm, in the Sorrells Library Den, located on the fourth floor of Wean Hall.

Workshops

University Libraries Workshops
We offer short workshops on a variety of topics, including coding and data visualization in R and Python.
Carpentries Workshops
Offered a few times a year through our membership with the non-profit, The Carpentries, these workshops are a 3-day hands-on introduction to coding in Python or R for researchers with little or no coding experience. Contact data@cmu.libanswers.com to be put on a waitlist for future workshops.

Online self-paced training

SAGE Campus This link opens in a new window
SAGE Campus provides access to a growing collection of online courses on introductory skills and research methods including critical thinking, data literacy, research design, R and Python, statistical methods and more. NOTE: You must create an account by clicking on the "Register" link in the upper right-hand corner using your CMU email address. If you are an instructor, please contact Sarah Young to upgrade your account in order to manage student cohorts.
LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com) This link opens in a new window
LinkedIn Learning provides thousands of training videos and tutorials covering web languages, online technologies, website best practices and more. Carnegie Mellon University students, faculty and staff members have unlimited access to the entire library.
O'Reilly for Higher Education (formerly Safari Books Online) This link opens in a new window
Thousands of best-selling, top-rated IT, computing, technology and business books by leading authors. Database Guide

R

R for Data Science by Garrett Grolemund; Hadley Wickham
Publication Date: 2017-01-31
Learn how to use R to turn raw data into insight, knowledge, and understanding. This book introduces you to R, RStudio, and the tidyverse, a collection of R packages designed to work together to make data science fast, fluent, and fun. Suitable for readers with no previous programming experience.
Ggplot2 by Hadley Wickham
Publication Date: 2010-02-22
Provides both rich theory and powerful applications Figures are accompanied by code required to produce them Full color figures

Introduction to R Video Playlist
This series of short videos from CMU Libraries walks you through the full content of the Introduction to R lesson.
Data Visualization with R Video Playlist
This series of short videos from CMU Libraries walks you through the full content of the Data Visualization with R lesson.
R Cheatsheets
There are numerous 'cheat sheets' developed for commonly used packages that can serve as useful references while coding.
R Color Cheatsheet
Finding the best colors for your plots and visualizations in R can be challenging. This handy cheat sheet gives you the names of the many color options available.
The R Graph Gallery
The R Graph Gallery is a useful resource for exploring the many different ways of visualizing data in R. It points you to useful R packages for creating different types of plots and graphs.
RStudio Education
RStudio is a commonly used software environment for programming the R language. RStudio Education offers useful learning tools and resources to get started with R and RStudio.
swirl
swirl teaches you R programming and data science interactively, at your own pace, and right in the R console.
Introduction to R (SAGE Campus Course)
You must create an account by clicking on the "Register" link in the upper right corner using your CMU email address.
Practical Data Management with R (SAGE Campus Course)
You must create an account by clicking on the "Register" link in the upper right corner using your CMU email address.
Interactive Visualization with R
You must create an account by clicking on the "Register" link in the upper right corner using your CMU email address.

Python

Data Analysis with Python for Excel Users (Academic Video Online)
Software Carpentry Progamming with Python
Introduction to Python (O'Reilly Course)
Python Fundamentals (O'Reilly Course)
Python Programming Language (O'Reilly Course)
Introduction to Python (SAGE Campus Course)
You must create an account by clicking on the "Register" link in the upper right corner using your CMU email address.
Intermediate Python Skills (SAGE Campus Course)
You must create an account by clicking on the "Register" link in the upper right corner using your CMU email address.

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