Course Outline
Day One: Core Language Concepts
- Course Overview
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Understanding Data Science
- Definition of Data Science
- The Data Science Workflow
- Introduction to the R Language
- Variables and Data Types
- Control Structures (Loops and Conditional Logic)
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R Scalars, Vectors, and Matrices
- Creating R Vectors
- Matrix Operations
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String and Text Manipulation
- Character Data Types
- File Input/Output
- Lists
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Functions
- Function Fundamentals
- Closures
- lapply/sapply Functions
- DataFrames
- Practical Labs for All Modules
Day Two: Intermediate R Programming
- Working with DataFrames and File I/O
- Ingesting Data from External Files
- Data Preprocessing
- Utilizing Built-in Datasets
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Data Visualization
- Graphics Packages
- plot() / barplot() / hist() / boxplot() / Scatter Plots
- Heat Maps
- ggplot2 Package (qplot(), ggplot())
- Data Exploration Using Dplyr
- Practical Labs for All Modules
Day Three: Advanced R Programming
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Statistical Modeling in R
- Statistical Functions
- Handling NA Values
- Distributions (Binomial, Poisson, Normal)
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Regression Analysis
- Introduction to Linear Regression
- Recommendations
- Text Processing (tm Package / Word Clouds)
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Clustering Techniques
- Overview of Clustering
- KMeans Algorithm
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Classification Methods
- Overview of Classification
- Naive Bayes
- Decision Trees
- Model Training with the caret Package
- Algorithm Evaluation
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R and Big Data
- Connecting R to Databases
- The Big Data Ecosystem
- Practical Labs for All Modules
Requirements
- Prior experience in basic programming is recommended
Environment Setup
- A contemporary laptop computer
- Installation of the most recent version of RStudio and the R environment
Testimonials (7)
The real life applications using Statcan and CER as examples.
Matthew - Natural Resources Canada
Course - Data Analytics With R
His knowledge, and the codes were already written in the files so I could study after the classes and practice on my own.
GLORIA ADANNE - Natural Resources Canada
Course - Data Analytics With R
Lots of R coding provided and good examples
Kasia - Natural Resources Canada
Course - Data Analytics With R
Extensive language and well-developed. Also a wealth of supporting information available online.
Michel - Natural Resources Canada
Course - Data Analytics With R
I liked that the trainer made sure we all understood and were following the lectures. if we had a problem, he stopped and helped us fix it.
Cesar - AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY MEXICO
Course - Data Analytics With R
The tool was interesting and I see the use. I would like to learn about more about it.
- Teleperformance
Course - Data Analytics With R
New tool which is “R” and I find it interesting to know the existence of such tool for data analysis.
