Overview
This Data Science - R Basics Certificate in collaboration with Harvard University - HarvardX will introduce you to the basics of R programming.
You can better retain R when you learn it to solve a specific problem, so you’ll use a real-world dataset about crime in the United States. You will learn the R skills needed to answer essential questions about differences in crime across the different states.
Key facts
We’ll cover R's functions and data types, then tackle how to operate on vectors and when to use advanced functions like sorting. You’ll learn how to apply general programming features like “if-else,” and “for loop” commands, and how to wrangle, analyze and visualize data.
Rather than covering every R skill you might need, you’ll build a strong foundation to prepare you for the more in-depth courses later in the series, where we cover concepts like probability, inference, regression, and machine learning. We help you develop a skill set that includes R programming, data wrangling with dplyr, data visualization with ggplot2, file organization with UNIX/Linux, version control with git and GitHub, and reproducible document preparation with RStudio.
The demand for skilled data science practitioners is rapidly growing, and this series prepares you to tackle real-world data analysis challenges.
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What you will learn
Basic R syntax
Foundational R programming concepts such as data types, vectors arithmetic, and indexing
How to perform operations in R including sorting, data wrangling using dplyr, and making plots
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Duration
- Part-time
- 2 months
- 1 hrs/week
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Delivered
- Self-paced
Disciplines
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We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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International
219 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 219 USD for the full programme during 2 months. -
National
219 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 219 USD for the full programme during 2 months.
- Limited access: Free
- Unlimited access + Verified Certificate for $219 USD