Introduction to R

4 hours of instruction

This course introduces learners to the fundamentals of the R programming language. Favored by statisticians, data miners, and data analysts, R is a powerful language for developing statistical software applications and automating data processing. By the end of this course, learners will identify how data scientists use R, recognize basic data types and data structures, and perform basic calculations using foundational base R.

OBJECTIVES

1. Identify what data science is & why it’s important
2. Program proficiently in R
3. Identify basic data structures in R

PREREQUISITES

There are no prerequisites for this course.

SYLLABUS & TOPICS COVERED

1. Basics
   • Overview of Data Science and its tools
   • R and RStudio as tools in data analysis and their features
   • Basic calculations in R
2. Data Types And Data Structures

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

You will have access to an R-based Posit Cloud environment for this course. No additional download or installation is required.