This workshop is a first introduction to using MATLAB and covers common tasks in data analysis and numerical analysis.

It is not recommended for users already comfortable with the basics of MATLAB, but may provide a helpful review.

The workshop does not assume any experience with MATLAB, statistics or numerical analysis, other programs for analysis, or any programming experience at all. However, experience with any of these can make getting started in MATLAB easier.

The focus in this session is building familiarity with how one interacts with MATLAB by working through common scientific programming tasks.

Software Used: MATLAB

Topics

This workshop covers:

• why use MATLAB
• navigating the MATLAB interface
• importing data
• manipulating data and objects
• basic analysis and calculations with data
• basic visualization
• saving results, data, and visualizations
• a suggested workflow

See more about this workshop and access materials at http://statlab.yale.edu/workshops/matlab1/

During this Workshop

Participants will be able to download materials for the workshop and are encouraged to listen, practice, and interact as it suits their learning style.

The sessions will conclude with exercises with instructional staff available for help.

Preparing for this Workshop

This workshop is designed for attendees who have the following:

• a Yale NetID to use lab machines or personal computer with software installed
• basic experience with the Windows OS (if using a lab computer)

In order to provide the best learning experience possible, we ask that you arrive before the scheduled start-time of the workshop. Arriving more than 5 minutes late may make it difficult to catch up with the other participants.

Please email statlab@yale.edu with any questions about this workshop.

This workshop will not be recorded, but session materials will be openly available at http://statlab.yale.edu/workshops/matlab1/