Introductory R (Basic to Intermediate) Training Course
R is a highly popular, open-source environment for statistical computing, data analytics, and graphics. This course introduces the R programming language to students, covering language fundamentals, libraries, and advanced concepts.
This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level data analysts who wish to use R programming to manipulate data, perform basic data analysis, and create compelling visualizations for insights.
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Understand the basics of R Programming.
- Apply fundamental data science processes.
- Create visual representations of data.
Format of the Course
- Interactive lecture and discussion.
- Lots of exercises and practice.
- Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.
Course Customization Options
- To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.
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
- Basic programming background is preferred
Audience
- Data analysts
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