Data Science - Foundations using R, Short Course | Part time online | Coursera | United States
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This Data Science - Foundations using R Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with Johns Hopkins University covers foundational data science tools and techniques, including getting, cleaning, and exploring data, programming in R, and conducting reproducible research. 

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Overview

Ask the right questions, manipulate data sets, and create visualizations to communicate results.

Learners who complete this specialization will be prepared to take the Data Science: Statistics and Machine Learning specialization, in which they build a data product using real-world data.

The five courses in this specialization are the very same courses that make up the first half of the Data Science Specialization. This  Data Science - Foundations using R Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with Johns Hopkins University is presented for learners who want to start and complete the foundational part of the curriculum first, before moving onto the more advanced topics in Data Science: Statistics and Machine Learning.

Applied Learning Project

In taking the Data Science: Foundations using R Specialization, learners will complete a project at the ending of each course in this specialization. Projects include, installing tools, programming in R, cleaning data, performing analyses, as well as peer review assignments.                 

Programme Structure

Courses include:

  • The Data Scientist’s Toolbox
  • R Programming
  • Getting and Cleaning Data
  • Exploratory Data Analysis
  • Reproducible Research

Key information

Duration

  • Part-time
    • 4 months
    • 10 hrs/week

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

Language

English

Delivered

Online
  • Self-paced

Academic requirements

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.

Other requirements

General requirements

Beginner Level

  • No prior experience required.

Tuition Fee

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  • International

    Free
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    Based on the tuition of 0 USD for the full programme during 4 months.
  • National

    Free
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 0 USD for the full programme during 4 months.

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Funding

Coursera provides financial aid to learners who cannot afford the fee. Apply for it by clicking on the Financial Aid link beneath the "Enroll" button on the left. You'll be prompted to complete an application and will be notified if you are approved. You'll need to complete this step for each course in the Specialization, including the Capstone Project. 

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