Introduction to R Programming

Beginner

6-week course | 3 hours/week

Course Introduction

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to R programming for statistical computing and data analysis. You'll learn the fundamentals of R syntax, data structures, and basic programming concepts.

Course Content

  • Week 1: R Basics and Environment Setup
  • Week 2: Data Structures in R
  • Week 3: Data Import and Manipulation
  • Week 4: Basic Statistical Functions
  • Week 5: Data Visualization with ggplot2
  • Week 6: Writing Functions and Basic Scripts

Assignments

Assignment 1: Data Exploration

Explore a dataset using basic R functions and summary statistics.

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Assignment 2: Data Cleaning

Clean and prepare a messy dataset for analysis.

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Assignment 3: Visualization Project

Create meaningful visualizations from a provided dataset.

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Case Studies

Exploratory Data Analysis

Analyze customer demographics data to identify key patterns.

Data Cleaning Challenge

Prepare a real-world messy dataset for analysis.

Datasets

Recommended Textbooks

  • "R for Data Science" by Hadley Wickham
  • "The Art of R Programming" by Norman Matloff
  • "R Cookbook" by Paul Teetor