Prerit

“I wish I found Dataquest earlier. The guided projects gave me a challenge and the confidence to know I could do this on my own. The companies I interviewed with were very impressed by my portfolio.”

Prerit Anwekar

Senior Data Scientist @Aera Technology

Path overview

In this path, you’ll explore the basics of R and work through the entire data analysis workflow , learn how to use packages and why they are essential in any data analysis process, and how to repeat code efficiently with iterations.

Best of all, you’ll learn by doing — you’ll write code and get feedback directly in the browser. You’ll apply your skills to several guided projects involving realistic business scenarios to build your portfolio and prepare for your next interview.

Key skills

  • Programming with R
  • Performing data analysis
  • Using packages in the data analysis workflow
  • Exploring how to use and install RStudio to improve your data analysis workflow

Path outline

Part 1: R Basics for Data Analysis [4 courses]

Introduction to Data Analysis in R 3h

Objectives
  • Define R programming syntax
  • Define variable use and naming rules
  • Perform calculations using arithmetic operators

Data Structures in R 6h

Objectives
  • Create a data structure
  • Index a data structure
  • Perform operations over a data structure

Control Flow, Iteration, and Functions in R 4h

Objectives
  • Employ control flow with if-else statements
  • Replicate your code using iteration
  • Write functions

Specialized Data Processing in R 4h

Objectives
  • Manipulate strings from the stringr package
  • Manipulate strings from the lubridate package
  • Employ the map function from the purrr package

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Go from zero to job-ready

Go from zero to job-ready

Learn exactly what you need to achieve your goal. Don’t waste time on unrelated lessons.

Build your project portfolio

Build your project portfolio

Build confidence with our in-depth projects, and show off your data skills.

Challenge yourself with exercises

Challenge yourself with exercises

Work with real data from day one with interactive lessons and hands-on exercises.

Showcase your path certification

Showcase your path certification

Impress employers by completing a capstone project and certifying it with an expert review.

Projects in this path

Project: Install RStudio

Learn how to install and use RStudio, a free and open-source development environment for R.

Guided Project: Investigating COVID-19 Virus Trends

Learn to combine the skills you learned in this course to perform practical data analysis.

Guided Project: Creating An Efficient Data Analysis Workflow

Apply control flow, loops and functions to create a reusable data workflow.

Guided Project: Creating An Efficient Data Analysis Workflow, Part 2

Employ even more programming techniques to create a reusable data workflow.

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Aaron

Aaron Melton

Business Analyst at Aditi Consulting

“Dataquest starts at the most basic level, so a beginner can understand the concepts. I tried learning to code before, using Codecademy and Coursera. I struggled because I had no background in coding, and I was spending a lot of time Googling. Dataquest helped me actually learn.”

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Jessica Ko

Machine Learning Engineer at Twitter

“I liked the interactive environment on Dataquest. The material was clear and well organized. I spent more time practicing then watching videos and it made me want to keep learning.”

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Victoria E. Guzik

Associate Data Scientist at Callisto Media

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