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Free course
R Programming for Data Science
Learn R Programming from scratch — installation, RStudio, data types, data frames, statistical analysis, data visualization, and real business analytics applications. Perfect for engineering students and data science beginners.
8.0 hours
10 lessons
Updated Jun 25, 2026
What You'll Learn
Requirements
Course Highlights
Install R and RStudio — understand the IDE interface and navigation
Master R data types: vectors, matrices, lists, data frames, factors
Perform data manipulation: subsetting, filtering, sorting, merging
Handle missing values and data cleaning techniques
Apply statistical functions: mean, median, SD, correlation, regression
Create professional visualizations with ggplot2
Work with real datasets for business analytics
Read and write CSV, Excel, and database data in R
Write reusable functions and apply functional programming concepts
Introduction to machine learning concepts with R
Basic computer knowledge and internet access
No prior programming experience required
Willingness to learn statistical concepts
Interest in data analysis and business analytics
Complete beginner to advanced progression
Real business datasets used in all examples
Covers both base R and modern tidyverse packages
Practical data analysis projects included
Certificate of completion
Curriculum
Course Content
10 lessons
1
Installation — R and RStudio Setup
2
Introduction to R — What, Why, and How
3
RStudio Interface and Workspace
4
Arithmetic Operations and Vectors
5
Handling Missing Data — NA Values
6
Control Structures — if, for, while
8
Data Frames and dplyr Manipulation
9
Statistical Analysis with R
10
Data Visualization with ggplot2
Practice
Practice Assessments
Enroll to attempt
R Programming Practice Quiz
10 min
A short readiness check for R Programming.
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