R Programming for Statistics and Data Science

R programming is a skill you'll need if you want to work as a data analyst or a data scientist in your industry of choice. And why wouldn't you, data scientist is the hottest ranked profession in the US. But to do that, you need the tools and the skillset to handle data. R is one of the top languages to get you where you want to be. Combine that with statistical know-how, and you will be well on your way to your dream job. This course packs all of this, and more, in one easy-to-handle bundle, and it's the perfect start to your journey. So, welcome to R Programming for Statistics and Data Science, the course that will get you from a complete beginner in programming with R to a professional who can complete data manipulation on demand. It gives you the complete skillset to tackle any new data science project with confidence and critically assess your and other people's work.

Practicability is the key to this course. Using R, you have a wide variety of options where you can take the code provided within this course and expand on it in any number of directions. You’ll reinforce your learning through numerous practical exercises.

All resources and code files are placed here: https://github.com/packtpublishing/programming-for-statistics-and-data-…

Type
video
Category
publication date
2018-10-12
what you will learn

Learn the fundamentals of programming in R
Work with R s conditional statements, functions, and loops
Learn to build your own functions in R
Learn how to manipulate data with the Tidyverse ecosystem of packages
Learn how to systematically explore data in R
Learn the fundamentals of statistics and apply them in practice

duration
386
key features
You will learn descriptive statistics and the fundamentals of inferential statistics * Soar above the average data scientist and boost the productivity of your operations * Learn to work with R's most comprehensive collection of tools and create meaning-heavy data visualizations and plots
approach
This course will take you on a journey where you'll explore different aspects of statistics and data science and incrementally build up your knowledge of theory and practice in a step-by-step manner.
audience
Aspiring data scientists, beginners in programming, people interested in statistics and data analysis, and anyone who wants to learn how to code and apply their skills in practice will find this course useful.
meta description
Waste no time and jump right into hands-on coding in R. We start off light and teach you all the basics as we go along. An equally satisfying experience for complete beginners and those of you who would just like a refresher on R.
short description
R Programming for Statistics and Data Science is the course that will take you from a complete beginner in programming with R to a professional who can complete data manipulation on demand. It gives you the complete skillset to tackle a new data science project with confidence and be able to critically assess your and others' work.
subtitle
Apply R for statistics and data visualization with ggplot2 in R
keywords
R tutorial, R tutorial for beginners, R programming for beginners, R programming software, RStudio, R studio for beginners, R language for beginners, R language tutorial, data analytics for beginners, business analytics, R programming for data analysis, l
Product ISBN
9781789950298