Introductory R (Basic to Intermediate) Training Course
R is a highly popular, open-source environment designed for statistical computing, data analytics, and graphics. This course serves as an introduction to the R programming language for students, covering language fundamentals, libraries, and advanced concepts.
Delivered by an instructor through live training (available online or onsite), this program targets beginner-level data analysts who aim to utilize R for data manipulation, performing fundamental data analysis, and generating compelling visualizations to derive insights.
Upon completion of this training, participants will be capable of:
- Grasping the fundamentals of R Programming.
- Applying core data science processes.
- Creating visual representations of data.
Format of the Course
- Interactive lectures and discussions.
- Numerous exercises and practice sessions.
- Hands-on implementation within a live-lab environment.
Course Customization Options
- To request a customized training session for this course, please contact us to make arrangements.
Course Outline
Day One: Language Basics
- Course Introduction
- About Data Science
- Data Science Definition
- Process of Doing Data Science.
- Introducing R Language
- Variables and Types
- Control Structures (Loops / Conditionals)
- R Scalars, Vectors, and Matrices
- Defining R Vectors
- Matricies
- String and Text Manipulation
- Character data type
- File IO
- Lists
- Functions
- Introducing Functions
- Closures
- lapply/sapply functions
- DataFrames
- Labs for all sections
Day Two: Intermediate R Programming
- DataFrames and File I/O
- Reading data from files
- Data Preparation
- Built-in Datasets
- Visualization
- Graphics Package
- plot() / barplot() / hist() / boxplot() / scatter plot
- Heat Map
- ggplot2 package (qplot(), ggplot())
- Exploration With Dplyr
- Labs for all sections
Requirements
- A basic programming background is preferred.
Audience
- Data analysts.
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