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Learn R from Scratch

Gain insights into R, the leading language for data analysis. Learn about its basics, advanced concepts, and practical coding to drive valuable insights from large datasets.

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84 Lessons

10h

Certificate of Completion

Gain insights into R, the leading language for data analysis. Learn about its basics, advanced concepts, and practical coding to drive valuable insights from large datasets.

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151 Playgrounds

20 Challenges

8 Quizzes

Course Overview

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Course Overview

The digital world we live in has given companies and people access to staggering amounts of data, and anyone that can make use of that to drive valuable insights stands to benefit. The ability to work with large amounts of data is becoming a standard requirement for countless jobs across multiple industries. Enter R, probably the most well-known language for data analysis. It's been used for years due to its robust statistical functionality, outstanding graphing ability, and extensibility through packages....Show More

The digital world we live in has given companies and people access to staggering amounts of data, and anyone that can make use of that to drive valuable insights stands to benefit. The ability to work with large amounts of data is becoming a standard requi...Show More

Course Content

1.

Getting Started

3 Lessons

Get familiar with R's basics, its benefits, target audience, and introductory "Hello World".

Who Should Take This Course?

2.

Variables

9 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of R variables, managing data types, and performing basic operations.

Basic Methods for Handling Variables

Exercise 1: Variables

Solution Review: Variables

All About Strings

Difference Between print() and cat()

Exercise 2: Strings

Solution Review: Strings

Test Your Knowledge 1

3.

Exploring R Objects

13 Lessons

Examine R's core data structures: vectors, lists, arrays, matrices, data frames, and factors.

Exercise 3: Vectors and Lists

Solution Review: Vectors and Lists

Exercise 4: Arrays and Matrices

Solution Review: Arrays and Matrices

Exercise 5: Data Frames

Solution Review: Data Frames

Test Your Knowledge 2

4.

R Operators and Notation

8 Lessons

Enhance your skills with arithmetic, relational, logical operators, and notation in R.

Arithmetic Operators

Exercise 6: Arithmetic Operators

Solution Review: Arithmetic Operators

Relational Operators

Logical Operators

Exercise 7: Relational and Logical Operators

Solution Review: Relational and Logical Operators

Test Your Knowledge 3

5.

Conditional Statements

9 Lessons

Take a closer look at using conditional statements like if, ifelse, and switch in R.

if...else Statements

Exercise 8: if/else Statements

Solution Review: if/else Statements

Exercise 9: ifelse()

Solution Review: ifelse()

switch Statements

Test Your Knowledge 4

6.

Loops

9 Lessons

Tackle loops in R, covering while, for, and repeat constructs with exercises and solutions.

Introduction to Loops

Exercise 10: while Loops

Solution Review: while Loops

Exercise 11: for Loops

Solution Review: for Loops

Test Your Knowledge 5

7.

Functions

11 Lessons

Master creating, returning, and nesting functions, including recursion, in R for efficient coding.

Creating Functions

Exercise 12: Creating Functions

Solution Review: Creating Functions

Returning from a Function

Exercise 13: Returning from a Function

Solution Review: Returning from a Function

Nested Functions

Exercise 14: Recursion

Solution Review: Recursion

Test Your Knowledge 6

8.

Input/Output

8 Lessons

Learn how to use R for efficient data input/output, handling TXT and CSV files, and performing data manipulations.

Entering Data from the Keyboard

Handling TXT files

Exercise 15: Handling TXT files

Solution Review: Handling TXT files

Handling CSV files

Exercise 16: Handling CSV files

Solution Review: Handling CSV file

Test Your Knowledge 7

9.

Exception Handling

6 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of exception handling in R to manage errors and ensure code continuity.

Introduction to Exception Handling

Exercise 17: Try Catch

Solution Review: Try Catch

Other Methods for Exception Handling

Test Your Knowledge 8

10.

Classes

1 Lessons

Go hands-on with defining and differentiating S3, S4, and Reference classes in R.

What is a Class and its Types?

11.

Fun Challenges

6 Lessons

Build a foundation in solving practical R programming challenges through vector manipulation and data analysis.

Challenge 1: Append Hearts

Solution Review: Append Hearts

Challenge 2: Find Mean and Median

Solution Review: Find Mean and Median

Challenge 3: Find the Highest Achiever

Solution Review: Find the Highest Achiever

12.

Conclusion

1 Lessons

Solve problems in R by using community-curated packages and continue practicing basic concepts.

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