Introduction to R for Data Analysis - Useful Tools for Otolaryngologists and Researchers

Saturday, October 17, 2026

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM PT

Location: West Exhibit Hall A, Learning Zone 7

Lead Instructor(s)

JL

Jonathan Liang, MD

Associate Professor
Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, California, United States

Faculty(s)

NC

Naweed I. Chowdhury, MD

Professor
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
RK

Rijul Kshirsagar, MD

Assistant Professor
Mayo Clinic, United States

This session introduces attendees to R, a free and powerful alternative to Excel, SPSS, SAS, and Stata for statistical analysis. Through a live demonstration, participants will learn the basics of R programming, importing and cleaning data, using packages, creating simple visualizations, and applying core statistical methods. Attendees will leave with foundational skills and resources to begin using R in their own research and data analysis.

Learning Objectives:

Attendees will understand the basics of Rand RStudio, and be able to identify helpful online resources. PRIOR TO SESSION, PLEASE DOWNLOAD: (1) R at: cran.r-project.org, and (2) RStudio at: https://posit.co/downloads/
Attendees will be able to load datasets into RStudio, find and install appropriate packages, and prepare or tidy data for analysis.
Attendees will perform some data visualizations (e.g. boxplots, bar graphs, histograms) and statistical analysis (e.g. student's t test, Chi square test, correlation test).