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With over 2 million users worldwide R is rapidly becoming the leading programming language in statistics and data science. Every year, the number of R users grows by 40%, and an increasing number of organizations are using it in their day-to-day activities.
In this introduction to R, you will master the basics of this beautiful open source language such as factors, lists and data frames. With the knowledge gained in this course, you will be ready to undertake your first very own data analysis.
  1. 1

    Intro to basics

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    In this chapter, you will take your first steps with R. You will learn how to use the console as a calculator and how to assign variables. You will also get to know the basic data types in R. Let's get started!

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    Meet R
    50 xp
    Your first R script
    100 xp
    Documenting your code
    100 xp
    R as a calculator
    100 xp
    R's pros and cons
    50 xp
    Variable assignment (1)
    100 xp
    Variable assignment (2)
    100 xp
    Variable assignment (3)
    100 xp
    The workspace
    100 xp
    Basic Data Types
    50 xp
    Discover Basic Data Types
    100 xp
    Back to Apples and Oranges
    100 xp
    What's that data type?
    50 xp
    Coercion: Taming your data
    100 xp
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    Vectors

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    We take you on a trip to Vegas, where you will learn how to analyze your gambling results using vectors in R! After completing this chapter, you will be able to create vectors in R, name them, select elements from them and compare different vectors.

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  3. 3

    Matrices

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    In this chapter you will learn how to work with matrices in R. By the end of the chapter, you will be able to create matrices and to understand how you can do basic computations with them. You will analyze the box office numbers of Star Wars to illustrate the use of matrices in R. May the force be with you!

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  4. 4

    Factors

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    Very often, data falls into a limited number of categories.In R, categorical data is stored in factors. Given the importance of these factors in data analysis, you should start learning how to create, subset and compare them now!

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    Lists

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    Lists, as opposed to vectors, can hold components of different types, just like your to-do list at home or at work. This chapter will teach you how to create, name and subset these lists!

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