Course Outline
Day One: Language Basics
- Course Introduction
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About Data Science
- Definition of Data Science
- The Data Science Process
- Introducing the R Language
- Variables and Types
- Control Structures (Loops and Conditionals)
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R Scalars, Vectors, and Matrices
- Defining R Vectors
- Matrices
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String and Text Manipulation
- Character data type
- File Input/Output
- Lists
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Functions
- Introduction to Functions
- Closures
- lapply/sapply functions
- DataFrames
- Labs for all sections
Day Two: Intermediate R Programming
- DataFrames and File I/O
- Reading data from files
- Data Preparation
- Built-in Datasets
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Visualization
- Graphics Package
- plot() / barplot() / hist() / boxplot() / scatter plot
- Heat Map
- ggplot2 package (qplot(), ggplot())
- Exploration With Dplyr
- Labs for all sections
Day Three: Advanced Programming With R
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Statistical Modeling With R
- Statistical Functions
- Handling NA values
- Distributions (Binomial, Poisson, Normal)
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Regression
- Introduction to Linear Regression
- Recommendations
- Text Processing (tm package / Wordclouds)
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Clustering
- Introduction to Clustering
- K-Means
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Classification
- Introduction to Classification
- Naive Bayes
- Decision Trees
- Training using caret package
- Evaluating Algorithms
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R and Big Data
- Connecting R to databases
- Big Data Ecosystem
- Labs for all sections
Requirements
- A basic programming background is preferred
Setup
- A modern laptop
- The latest version of R Studio and the R environment installed
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.
