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Specialized Data Processing in R

In this course, you'll learn how to manipulate strings and dates for data analysis, as well as use the map function.

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  • Beginner friendly
  • 3 hrs
  • 3 lessons
  • 1 project
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Course overview

Transform text, dates, and times in R by applying string operations, date-time tools, and functional mapping to support real analysis workflows.

What's inside

3 lessons · 1 project

  • 01
    String Manipulation in R: Fundamentals

    Learn functions and how to manipulate string data.

    49 min
  • 02
    Date and Time Manipulation in R: Fundamentals

    Learn how to use the lubridate library to easily handle date and time data.

    36 min
  • 03
    The Map Function in R

    Learn how to vectorize your custom functions using the map function.

    61 min
  • 04
    Guided Project: Creating An Efficient Data Analysis Workflow, Part 2 Project

    For this project, you'll be a data analyst at a book company using R to clean sales data and analyze if a new program successfully boosted purchases and review sentiment.

    14 min

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