What Are R Data Types?
March 20, 2024
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(376 reviews)
Recommended experience
Beginner level
Competency in using the computer
Understand the basics of the R language
Work with the R data types and structures
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Only available on desktop
In this 2 hour-long project, you will learn the basics of R programming language. In addition, you will take your first steps in the use of R programming language for Data Analysis.
By the end of this 2-hour long project, you will understand how to use the R GUI called R studio. By extension, you will learn the different data types and data structures used in R. Finally, you will learn how to install packages and how to import data sets into the R studio work space. This course is aimed at learners who are looking to get started with the R programming language. There are no hard prerequisites and any competent computer user should be able to complete the project successfully.
In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:
R Overview: What is R and why use R?
R preliminaries: Writing basic R commands
Basic Data Types in R
Data Structures in R: Vectors
Data Structures in R: Matrices
Data Structures in R: Data frames
Data Structures in R: List
Installing Packages in R
Importing data sets into R
Competency in using the computer
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Reviewed on May 23, 2022
Great project and fantastic resources associated with the project. I learned a lot.
Reviewed on Jun 5, 2021
It's very helpful to people who are new to R. Thank you for offering this project!
Reviewed on Dec 9, 2021
Great start for beginners in grasping the R basic language.
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