This course provides a rigorous introduction to the R programming language, with a particular focus on using R for software development in a data science setting. Whether you are part of a data science team or working individually within a community of developers, this course will give you the knowledge of R needed to make useful contributions in those settings. As the first course in the Specialization, the course provides the essential foundation of R needed for the following courses. We cover basic R concepts and language fundamentals, key concepts like tidy data and related "tidyverse" tools, processing and manipulation of complex and large datasets, handling textual data, and basic data science tasks. Upon completing this course, learners will have fluency at the R console and will be able to create tidy datasets from a wide range of possible data sources.
The R Programming Environment
This course is part of Mastering Software Development in R Specialization
Instructors: Roger D. Peng, PhD
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There are 7 modules in this course
In this module, you'll learn the basics of R, including syntax, some tidy data principles and processes, and how to read data into R.
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1 video27 readings
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During this module, you'll learn to summarize, filter, merge, and otherwise manipulate data in R, including working through the challenges of dates and times.
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During this module, you'll learn to use R tools and packages to deal with text and regular expressions. You'll also learn how to manage and get the most from your computer's physical memory when working in R.
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Choice 1: Get credit while using swirl | Choice 2: Get credit by providing a code from swirl
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In this final module, you'll learn how to overcome the challenges of working with large datasets both in memory and out as well as how to diagnose problems and find help.
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Reviewed on Jul 26, 2017
I like the swirl exercises, but found the text lessons to be very short. Overall, good but I hope some video will be given in future modules.
Reviewed on Apr 25, 2021
A thorough course that covers a lot of efficient data manipulation styles within the R environment. I learned a lot of neat tricks that help with quick analysis of large data frames.
Reviewed on Dec 25, 2018
Very Very Rigorous Course for a beginner on R language and because of its nature, after completing just one course, I feel like I have gained a lot of knowledge and also familiarity with R language.
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