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Government Information & Statistics
by Laura Landon Last Updated Feb 4, 2025 105 views this year

Research Data Management (RDM)
by Elizabeth Stregger Last Updated Aug 6, 2025 123 views this year

ACENET Training
From introductory programming to sessions on machine learning and big data, ACENET has a wide range of training sessions.
ACENET training is free to academic researchers. Sign up with your Mount Allison University email account.
Data Carpentry
Data Carpentry workshops include introductory sessions on data management and analysis. Lessons are customized for astronomy, ecology, genomics, social sciences, and geospatial data. The material is openly available for re-use with attribution.
Elizabeth Stregger is a certified Carpentries instructor and can organize workshops for campus or community groups.
Programming Historian
Peer reviewed tutorials developed for digital historians that make use of open source software whenever possible.
Software Carpentry
Software Carpentry lessons focus on basic lab skills for research computing. Lessons include: working with the Unix Shell, version control with Git, programming with Python, programming with R, and R for reproducible scientific analysis. The lessons are freely available and can be reuse and remixed with attribution.
Elizabeth Stregger is a certified Carpentries instructor and can organize workshops for campus or community groups.

Telling Data Stories: Infographics and Data Visualization
Presented at Love Data Week 2023
A well-designed infographic does more than share information-- it tells a story, it engages viewers, and it encourages them to take action. This presentation focuses on how to create compelling data visualizations using Piktochart, a web-based tool. Examples are drawn from a Canadian infographics competition, which challenged students and seasoned professionals to create infographics using data related to sustainable development.
License: CC BY

Easy Excel: Main File
Apply the steps from the "Instructions" worksheet to the "Exercise" worksheet. The "Useful Functions" worksheet includes shortcuts and menu options used in this workshop. Developed by Julie Marcoux.
Easy Excel Handout
Printable handout of useful shortcuts and menu options shown in Easy Excel Workshop. Developed by Julie Marcoux.
Charts in Excel
Learn how to create charts, label and modify axes, add data labels, and modify charts for clearer communication. Developed by Elizabeth Stregger. CC-BY.
Excel Formulas
Learn about entering formulas in Excel and the differences between indirect and absolute addresses. Developed by Julie Marcoux.
Excel Experts
Learn to remove duplicates, use the vlookup formula, and manipulate text. Developed by Julie Marcoux
Excel Experts Handout
Easing into Excellent Excel
Covers the drawbacks of working with data in Excel; tips and tricks on how to prepare files, spreadsheets, and data for work in Excel; and exceptional Excel learning resources. Developed by Julie Marcoux
Raw data for Easing into Excellent Excel
Raw data file to follow along in a live presentation. Prepared by Julie Marcoux.
Example Excel File for Easing into Excellent Excel
Analysis file for following along in live presentation.

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