R Basics

In our first session, we will lay the foundation for your R journey. We’ll start with an introduction to R, delving into why it’s a popular choice among data enthusiasts. You’ll learn how to install R and RStudio, a user-friendly integrated development environment (IDE). We’ll explore the basic layout and functionality of RStudio, setting the stage for your coding adventures.

We’ll dive into R’s fundamentals, treating it as your trusty calculator. You’ll discover the various data types, from numeric to character, and grasp essential arithmetic operations. Moving forward, we’ll explore R’s data structures, including vectors for data storage and data frames for structured datasets. You’ll also become adept at importing and exporting data using common formats like CSV files.

We won’t stop there. The next part of our session is all about data manipulation. You’ll learn how to subset and filter data, add, remove, and rename columns, and gain skills in basic data summarization and exploration. Finally, we’ll wrap up with basic data visualization, where you’ll create simple plots to visually represent your data.