Data Science R Basics

1 Learning Objectives

• Learn to read, extract, and create datasets in R
• Learn to perform a variety of operations on datasets using R
• Learn to write your own functions/sub-routines in R

1.1 Course Overview

1.1.1 Section 1: R Basics, Functions, Data types

You will get started with R, learn about its functions and data types.

1.1.2 Section 2: Vectors, Sorting

You will learn to operate on vectors and advanced functions such as sorting.

1.1.3 Section 3: Indexing, Data Manipulation, Plots

You will learn to wrangle and visualize data.

1.1.4 Section 4: Programming Basics

You will learn to use general programming features like ‘if-else’, and ‘for loop’ commands, and write your own functions to perform various operations on datasets.