R Programming Fundamentals

edX MOOC / Non-credit USD 99

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R Programming Fundamentals

About this course

This course covers the basics of R: a free programming language and software environment used for statistical computing and graphics. R is widely used by data analysts, statisticians, and data scientists around the world. This course covers an introduction to R, from installation to basic statistical functions. You will learn to work with variable and external data sets, write functions, and hear from one of the co-creators of the R language, Robert Gentleman.

What you'll learn

understand the basics of R programming
install and set up R environment
conduct basic statistical analysis
work with variable and external data sets
write simple functions in R

Course objectives

provide a foundational understanding of R
enable students to perform statistical computations
introduce best practices for data management in R

Skills you'll gain

functions data manipulation data analysis data science programming basics graphics r programming data sets statistical computing statistical functions

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