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About the Course

When working in the data science field you will definitely become acquainted with the R language and the role it plays in data analysis. This course introduces you to the basics of the R language such as data types, techniques for manipulation, and how to implement fundamental programming tasks. You will begin the process of understanding common data structures, programming fundamentals and how to manipulate data all with the help of the R programming language. The emphasis in this course is hands-on and practical learning . You will write a simple program using RStudio, manipulate data in a data frame or matrix, and complete a final project as a data analyst using Watson Studio and Jupyter notebooks to acquire and analyze data-driven insights. No prior knowledge of R, or programming is required....

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HD

Jan 29, 2022

Very good materials, clear and precise. Very useful for anyone with a knowledge of another programming language and very easy to understand for begineers. Highly recommended.

GK

Aug 18, 2023

Great content, perfectly structured for the once who already know programmig. Beginers may need to revise/practice more to keep up with the topics.

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By Antonio Y G A

Nov 9, 2024

I did not like this course compared to the first 4, I feel that they wanted to cover a lot of information without explaining it well. In the first courses each information they taught was well learned because the video was dedicated to a few specific things and here they covered almost 10 functions or more per video. Also the platform for the Jupyter activities when using it I had many problems and I realized that I was not the only one because when reviewing the final project several uploaded photos of the same error.

By Christopher A

Jun 29, 2023

Course feels rather disjointed and not logically organized. Also, while it is designated as a beginner's course, this feels like a course that is more intermediate and assumes that you have some familiarity with the R environment and coding terminology. I have a PhD and have experience with data analysis (for example, using SPSS), and I found it difficult to follow the videos and lab instructions. I can't imagine what the course would be like for someone with no such knowledge.

By Jennifer F

Oct 20, 2023

As the subject matter got harder there was no one to ask for help. the computer generate question and answer does not understand the questions, so it does not give a helpful answer. went to several outside sources and still didnt understand the subject matter.

By angelle h

May 25, 2024

Extremely difficult

By Liam O (

Dec 28, 2021

Moves too fast, the exercises they have are broken links (the website has said under maintenance for over a week now). The videos are quickly done, here is what the end product looks like, and let's move on, and there is very little material to help learn R. If you're hoping to learn beginning coding, forget it. Basically, you spend about 30 minutes watching videos rapidly go by and keep taking the quizzes until you pass. The design really needs to be redone, this so far is the worst course I have taken on Coursera.

By Maddy R

Aug 27, 2024

This course is not made for beginners. Weeks 1 and 2 are easy to follow, but beginning with web scraping on Week 3 the course completely falls apart. There is no continuity or explanation for why you are learning these concepts or what they would be used for. The videos also give half-explanations for most of the concepts they introduce and nothing is clear until you do the exercises. The AI grading system also does not work at all. I would not recommend this course if you are trying to actually learn R.

By Rob I

May 8, 2023

You can tell when something has gone sideways when the forum question count for each module go along the lines of : M1 = 10, M2 = 20, M3= 10ish M4=20ish M5 = 350 threads. The training was not executed very well. Good Luck.

By Omid A M

Oct 9, 2024

Not at all well taught, not at all suitable for Beginner level. Take the similar course offered by Google, which is much more step-by-step manner than random confusing videos of this course.

By Héctor R

Sep 25, 2024

hay que complementar con estudios previos o por fuera de la plataforma coursera para poder realizar las tareas.

By Zoe M

Aug 20, 2022

Jumps around a lot, doesn't give all information needed to complete the final assignment.

By KARIN G A C

Mar 4, 2023

El laboratorio tenía muchas fallas, faltó dar a entenderse mejor.