R (!not) for dummies

Course Description

Based on the popular book “R for Dummies,” this course covers similar ground as our Introduction to R course but in a more relaxed, informal style—perfect for those who might be a little intimidated by R but are ready to have some fun with it!

Course Structure:

• Part I: R You Ready?
• Part II: Getting Down to Work in R
• Part III: Coding in R
• Part IV: Making the Data Talk

What You’ll Learn:

• Getting Data into R: Learn the various ways to import data into R.
• Working with Different Data Types: Understand and manipulate different data structures like vectors, matrices, and data frames.
• Getting Your Data Out of R: Exporting and saving your work efficiently.
• Working with Files and Folders: Managing data files and folder structures within R.
  Data Manipulation: Use powerful functions like apply(), sapply(), and similar to reshape and analyze your data.
• Describing Distributions: Learn to describe data using statistical summaries.
• Plotting Histograms: Visualize your data with histograms.
• Using Frequencies or Densities: Different ways to represent data distributions.
  Tracking Correlations: Understand relationships between variables.
• Testing Differences and Relations: How to conduct hypothesis testing in R.
• Testing Normality: Check whether your data follows a normal distribution.
• Simple Linear Models: Create and analyze basic linear regression models.
• Creating Graphics with Lattice: Master lattice graphics for multidimensional data.
• Working with ggplot2: Use one of R’s most popular packages for beautiful visualizations.
• Working with Packages: Explore and utilize R’s extensive package ecosystem.
• R vs Excel: Learn the key differences between R and Excel for data analysis.
• R and RStudio: Get comfortable with the R environment and its user-friendly interface, RStudio.

This course is perfect for anyone who has avoided R because it seemed too difficult. We’ll show you that R is not only manageable but also enjoyable to work with! Get ready to make your data sing in a way that’s anything but intimidating.