Course · Intermediate
Introduction to Web Scraping in R
In this course, you'll learn the fundamentals of collecting data by scraping the web using R and rvest. A data analyst or data scientist doesn't always get the data they need in a CSV file or via an easily accessible database. Sometimes, you've got to go out and get the data you need. By the end of this course, you'll know how to extract data via web scraping.
- Intermediate friendly
- 2 hrs
- 3 lessons
- 1 project
- Premium
Course overview
Collect structured data from websites by scraping and parsing web pages in R to support downstream analysis and insights.
What's inside
3 lessons · 1 project
- 01 39 minWeb Scraping in R
Learn how to extract data from Web pages in R.
- 02 40 minIntermediate Web Scraping in R
Learn to work with more complex web pages in R.
- 03 30 minChallenge: Working with Different Web Pages in R
Practice scraping simple and complex web pages in R.
- 04 7 minGuided Project: Analyzing Movie Ratings Project
For this project, we'll step into the role of data analysts to scrape IMDb movie data using R, analyzing ratings and votes to identify trends and build data visualization skills.
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