How to Perform a Cluster Analysis in R
March 22, 2024
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Basics about RStudio. Some experience about data literacy
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Intermediate level
Basics about RStudio. Some experience about data literacy
learn how to pivot, split and combine data
be able to handle missing data
know how to select and join groups of observations and variables
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In this 1-hour long project-based course, you will learn how to pivot data into wide and long format, split and combine cells and columns, handling missing values, select groups of observations and variables, and join data from different tables.
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In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:
Select groups of observations and create new calculated fields (13 min)
Pivot data in R, into wide and long format. (12 min)
Practice Activity 1 - Video (3 min)
Handling missing values in R (9 min)
Split and combine cells and columns in R (10 min)
Join data from different tables (8 min)
Practive Activity 2 - Video (3 min)
Capstone (6 min)
Basics about RStudio. Some experience about data literacy
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Reviewed on Sep 9, 2021
I started knowing nothing about R and ended up the project knowing many things and doing it with confident..The instructor is great
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