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Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Dubrovnik International Economic Meeting - DIEM 2027
ICSD 2027: 15th International Conference on Sustainable Development
Thursday, October 22, 2026
VICAI Analytics, under VICAI Research Analytics and Publications LLP, presents a five-day workshop on basic statistics using R and RStudio. The programme connects statistical concepts with practical data analysis, helping participants understand how to prepare data, choose suitable methods and interpret results in relation to a research question.
Through guided demonstrations and hands-on exercises, participants will move from basic R commands to descriptive analysis, data visualisation and an introduction to statistical inference. Examples involving survey responses, income, academic performance and other research variables will make the concepts easier to understand and apply.
Who the programme is for
The workshop is designed for students, research scholars, faculty members and professionals seeking an introductory foundation in statistical analysis. No prior programming experience is required; participants should be comfortable with basic computer operations.
What the programme covers
Understanding statistics and R. Population and sample, types of variables, levels of measurement, the RStudio interface, basic commands, vectors and data frames.
Preparing and exploring data. Importing CSV and Excel files, checking data and missing values, calculating descriptive statistics, and creating suitable graphs.
Introduction to statistical inference. Hypotheses, p-values, confidence intervals and assumptions, with demonstrations of t-tests, chi-square tests and one-way ANOVA.
Examining relationships. Introduction to correlation, simple and multiple regression, and interpretation of coefficients and model output.
Applying the learning. A guided research exercise bringing together data preparation, analysis, interpretation and reporting.
Learning outcomes and preparation
By the end of the programme, participants should be able to import and summarise a dataset, create basic graphs, recognise suitable statistical tests and interpret introductory analytical output. Participants should have access to a laptop or desktop with R and RStudio installed for the practical exercises. The ten-hour programme provides a foundation for further practice and independent research analysis.
Additional Notes
Early Bird is available till November 10, 2026.
Last Date of registration is November 14, 2026.
Name provided by you will be used for generating certificate.
80 percent attendance and submission of assignment is compulsory for certificate
Sessions
Date Timings Session
Mon, 16 Nov 2026 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Understand R and Data
Tue, 17 Nov 2026 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Summarize and Visualize Data
Wed, 18 Nov 2026 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Compare Two Means, Test Associations and Multiple Means
Thu, 19 Nov 2026 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Examine Relationships and Prediction
Fri, 20 Nov 2026 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Conduct Complete Research Analysis
Saturday, October 17, 2026
5th Global Advances in Management and Entrepreneurship Conference
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Fwd: Information, Medium and Society: Twenty-Fifth International Conference on Publishing Studies, University of Split, Croatia (30 June - 2 July 2027)
30th June to 2nd July 2027
Split, Croatia (Hrvatska)
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CALL FOR PAPERS
https://informationmediumsociety.com/2027-conference/call-for-papers
Place: University of Split, Croatia+ Online
Format: In-Person (Location) and Online (Asynchronous Content)
Dates: 30 June - 2 July 2027
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PLENARY SPEAKERS
Tonci Kokic, Full Professor, Department of Philosophy at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Split, Croatia
Toni Popovic, Assistant Professor, University of Split, Croatia
Renata Relja, Professor, University of Split, Croatia
Tea Gutovic, Assistant Professor, University of Split, Croatia
Gorana Bandalovic, Full Professor, University of Split, Croatia
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SPECIAL FOCUS: Beyond Borders: Mediated Worlds: Platforms, Infrastructures, and the
Making of Social Reality
CONFERENCE THEMES
Theme 1: Editorial Judgment, Trust, and Knowledge Authority
Theme 2: Platforms, Infrastructures, and Publishing Workflows
Theme 3: Libraries, Archives, and Knowledge Stewardship
Theme 4: Access, Sustainability, and the Political Economy of Publishing
Theme 5: Automation, AI, and the Mediation of Knowledge
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JOURNAL
Information, Medium, and Society: Journal of Publishing Studies explores the nature and
forms of media and information, as manifest in publishing practices.
Serial Founded: 2003
ISSN: 2691-1507 (Print) ISSN: 2691-1515 (Online)
LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2020201601
DOI: http://doi.org/10.18848/2691-1507/CGP
Publication Frequency: Biannually
Indexing: H-Index: 4 (2023), Scopus / SJR: 0.11 (2023), EBSCO, Educational Technology and Library Science (Cabell's), ProQuest Library Science (ProQuest), Scopus (Elsevier), Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
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ABOUT US
Information, Medium and Society: The Publishing Studies Research Network was founded in
2003 with the inaugural International Conference on the Future of the Book. Since then, the Research Network has expanded its scope in two phases. The first was in 2009 when it became the Books, Publishing, and Libraries Research. In this iteration, the Research Network began to look beyond the book as the primary site of investigation. In 2019 the network underwent another change, to become Information, Medium and Society - The Publishing Studies Research Network.
https://informationmediumsociety.com/about
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RELATED CONFERENCES
We also offer related thematic events in our other Research Networks that you might be able to attend in-person. This way we build for our Research Network Members flexible, and at the same time resilient, spaces for communication, engagement, and participation.
View other Common Ground Research Networks conferences:
https://cgnetworks.org/conferences/conference-calendar
Enquiries: support@cgnetworks.org
Web address: https://informationmediumsociety.com/2027-conference
