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Data Analysis in R: Predictive Analysis with Regression

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Data Analysis in R: Predictive Analysis with Regression

Learn, practice, and apply job-ready skills with expert guidance
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

2 hours
Learn at your own pace
Hands-on learning
Learn, practice, and apply job-ready skills with expert guidance
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

2 hours
Learn at your own pace
Hands-on learning

What you'll learn

  • Describe the data set (checking the structure of the dataset, checking for missing values, checking for correlations, basic data visualizations)

  • Build regression models and interpret the results

  • Predict new values using the regression model

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Taught in English
No downloads or installation required

Only available on desktop

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About this Guided Project

Learn step-by-step

In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:

  1. Import packages and dataset

  2. Use R functions to describe the data

  3. Create data visualization using ggplot

  4. Practice Activity - Load and describe a dataset

  5. Build a simple regression model

  6. Perform diagnostic checks on fitted model

  7. Perform model fit assessment - Part 1

  8. Perform model fit assessment - Part 2

  9. Build a simple regression model with transformation

  10. Make predictions using fitted model

  11. Build a multiple regression model

  12. Portfolio Activity - Create a model to predict house prices in Iowa

Recommended experience

Familiar with R for describing data

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Instructor

Arimoro Olayinka Imisioluwa
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24 Courses46,054 learners

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How you'll learn

  • Skill-based, hands-on learning

    Practice new skills by completing job-related tasks.

  • Expert guidance

    Follow along with pre-recorded videos from experts using a unique side-by-side interface.

  • No downloads or installation required

    Access the tools and resources you need in a pre-configured cloud workspace.

  • Available only on desktop

    This Guided Project is designed for laptops or desktop computers with a reliable Internet connection, not mobile devices.

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