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R Masterclass
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R Masterclass

From an empty console to statistical models.

A hands-on path through R for data science, built from first principles: data types, programming, ggplot2 visualization, and statistical modelling. Ends with a full end-to-end project that loads, cleans, visualizes, and models real data.

beginnerrstatisticsdata-analysisggplot2data-visualization
36 capsules135 figures~7 hoursby Dr. Raj Dandekar

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00Getting Started with R5 capsules

Getting Started with R — 5 chapters.

01Why R, and What You'll Buildintuitionfree10 min02The History of Rconceptfree12 min03Installing R and RStudioconcept🔒11 min04Your First Program in Rcode🔒11 min05R as a Calculator: Operators and Math Notationmath🔒11 min
01Data Types in R7 capsules

Data Types in R — 7 chapters.

06Characters and Stringsconcept🔒11 min07Vectors: The Heart of Rconcept🔒10 min08Vectorized Operations and Recyclingintuition🔒11 min09Indexing and Subsetting Vectorscode🔒12 min10Lists: Mixed and Nested Dataconcept🔒11 min11Data Frames: Tabular Dataconcept🔒14 min12Your First Plotcode🔒10 min
02Programming in R5 capsules

Programming in R — 5 chapters.

13Scripts and the RStudio Workflowconcept🔒11 min14Conditional Logic: if / elsecode🔒10 min15Loops: for and whilecode🔒11 min16Writing Your Own Functionscode🔒11 min17The apply Familydeep-dive🔒12 min
03Data Visualization Foundations5 capsules

Data Visualization Foundations — 5 chapters.

18The Grammar of Graphics and ggplot2concept🔒10 min19Data Transformation with dplyrcode🔒9 min20Univariate Graphsconcept🔒11 min21Types of Graphs: A Field Guideintuition🔒11 min22Bivariate Graphscode🔒11 min
04Advanced Visualization4 capsules

Advanced Visualization — 4 chapters.

23Multivariate Graphsdeep-dive🔒12 min24Time Series Graphscode🔒11 min25Maps and Spatial Visualizationproject🔒11 min26Polishing Plots for Presentationintuition🔒12 min
05Statistical Modelling in R5 capsules

Statistical Modelling in R — 5 chapters.

27Introduction to Statistical Modellingconcept🔒10 min28Descriptive Statistics and Distributionsmath🔒12 min29Linear Regression from Scratchmath🔒10 min30Interpreting and Diagnosing Modelsdeep-dive🔒11 min31Visualizing Model Fitscode🔒10 min
06Capstone: End-to-End Project5 capsules

Capstone: End-to-End Project — 5 chapters.

32Framing the Project and the Dataproject🔒9 min33Loading and Cleaning the Datacode🔒10 min34Exploratory Analysis and Visualizationproject🔒12 min35Building and Evaluating the Modelproject🔒11 min36Putting It All Togetherproject🔒12 min

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Concise capsules I can finish over coffee, yet each one taught me something I actually use.

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Rare mix of depth and readability. The worked examples are the clearest I have seen on this subject.

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Liam Chen
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Best explanation of this topic I have found anywhere. The sidenotes fill in exactly the gaps I had.