Introduction to R for Data Science
Learn the R statistical programming language, the lingua franca of data science in this hands-on course.
Created by: Jonathan Sanito
Produced in 2018
Quality Score
Overall Score : 88 / 100
Course Description
This introduction to R programming course will help you master the basics of R. In seven sections, you will cover its basic syntax, making you ready to undertake your own first data analysis using R. Starting from variables and basic operations, you will eventually learn how to handle data structures such as vectors, matrices, data frames and lists. In the final section, you will dive deeper into the graphical capabilities of R, and create your own stunning data visualizations. No prior knowledge in programming or data science is required.
What makes this course unique is that you will continuously practice your newly acquired skills through interactive in-browser coding challenges using the DataCamp platform. Instead of passively watching videos, you will solve real data problems while receiving instant and personalized feedback that guides you to the correct solution.
Enjoy!
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Section 1: Introduction to Basics
Take your first steps with R. Discover the basic data types in R and assign your first variable.
Section 2: Vectors
Analyze gambling behaviour using vectors. Create, name and select elements from vectors.
Section 3: Matrices
Learn how to work with matrices in R. Do basic computations with them and demonstrate your knowledge by analyzing the Star Wars box office figures.
Section 4: Factors
R stores categorical data in factors. Learn how to create, subset and compare categorical data.
Section 5: Data Frames
When working R, you'll probably deal with Data Frames all the time. Therefore, you need to know how to create one, select the most interesting parts of it, and order them.
Section6: Lists
Lists allow you to store components of different types. Section 6 will show you how to deal with lists.
Section 7: Basic Graphics
Discover R's packages to do graphics and create your own data visualizations.
Instructor Details
- 4.4 Rating
13 Reviews
Jonathan Sanito
Jonathan works as a content developer and project manager for Microsoft focusing in Data and Analytics online training. He has worked with trainings for developer and IT pro audiences, from Microsoft Dynamics NAV to Windows Active Directory. Before coming to Microsoft, Jonathan worked as a consultant for a Microsoft partner, implementing Microsoft Dynamics NAV solutions.
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