University of Colorado Boulder
Introduction to R Programming and Tidyverse
University of Colorado Boulder

Introduction to R Programming and Tidyverse

Jane Wall

Instructor: Jane Wall

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.3

(41 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule
Approx. 23 hours
Learn at your own pace
Prepare for a degree

What you'll learn

  • By successfully completing this course, you will be able to write functions in R.

  • You will be able to analyze and visualize a data set.

  • You will be able to use RMarkdown to share documents in reports with the global R community.

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Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

In the first module of this course, you will install and configure R and RStudio. You will review the fundamentals of R and reproducibility, install R packages required for the course, and input basic commands using the RStudio console. Finally, you will create an RMarkdown document - the deliverable for this module.

What's included

5 videos6 readings2 assignments1 peer review1 ungraded lab6 plugins

In this module, we will explore functions in R. You will review the syntax of functions and best practices of function creation. You will also practice writing functions with default arguments and argument validation.

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10 videos7 readings2 assignments1 peer review4 ungraded labs

In this module, you will be introduced to ggplot2 - an R package for data visualization. You will explore the different grammatical elements and aesthetic mappings (layers) that are essential to visualize data in ggplot2.

What's included

7 videos2 readings1 assignment1 peer review1 ungraded lab

In the final module of this course, you will be introduced to data analysis using dplyr. You will learn and practice with the many dplyr verbs including select, filter, arrange, mutate, group_by, and summarize.

What's included

14 videos3 readings2 assignments1 peer review3 ungraded labs

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Jane Wall
University of Colorado Boulder
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