This course introduces the fundamental concepts and knowledge the participant needs to use the programming language R, a mathematical and statistical modelling language used extensively in data analysis and Big Data.

4 days - $2,100.00

Course taught by an expert Computer Coding Instructor.

Prerequisites:

Knowledge of computer coding and databases are essential.

Course Outline

Interacting in R
Introduction to R Studio
Understanding R Studio
What makes R Studio unique?
Adding comments in R
Useful keyboard shortcuts in R Studio
Viewing a dataset in R Studio

Introduction to Data
Basic calculator operations in R
How to assign variables in R
How to transmit to output devices in R
How to install a package in R

Beginner Data Structures in R
Vectors in R
Generating Vectors in R
Element access in R
Operations in R
Vector Recycling in R
Booleans in R
Characters in R
Missing data in R
Infinity in R

Intermediate Data Structures in R
Objects in R
Integers in R
Implicit coersion in R
Explicit coercion in R
Matrices in R
Subsetting matrices in R
Arrays in R
Lists in R

Advanced Data Structures in R
Factors in R
Data frames in R
Modifying data frames in R
Subsetting data frames in R
Factors in a data frame in R

Functions in R
Introduction to functions in R
Using built in functions in R
Creating functions in R
What is returned from a function in R
Functions of functions in R
Input arguments of functions in R
Named arguments of functions in R

Operators in R
Operators in R
Introduction to Conditional Statements in R
Vectorised comparisons to generate one result in R
Vectorised comparisons to generate many results in R

Conditional Statements in R
Explicitly repeating operations in R
For loops can be nested in R
Implicitly repeating operations in R
Repetitively apply actions in R
Repetitively apply user defined functions in R
Repetitively apply anonymous functions in R
Repetitively apply actions on vectors in R

Implicit Control Flow in R
Bring in data from a file into R
Saving and loading all objects in R
Interacting with clipboard in R
Connecting to files in R
Reading from a file in R
Writing to a file in R

Plotting in R
Basic plots in R
Types of lots in R
Graphical parameters of plots in R
Modifying a plot in R