7.2.Programming using RStudio

Using R can help you complete your analysis efficiently and effectively. In this part of the course, you’ll explore the fundamental concepts associated with R. You’ll learn about functions and variables for calculations and other programming. In addition, you'll discover R packages, which are collections of R functions, code and sample data that you’ll use in RStudio.

Learning Objectives

• Describe the contents and components of the tidyverse package for R
• Describe the concept of packages in R programming language
• Describe the use of operators to complete calculations in the R programming language
• Describe the fundamental concepts associated with programming in R including functions, variables, data types, pipes, and vectors
• Install and load the tidyverse package
• Use the browseVignettes("packagename") function to read through vignettes of a loaded package
• Locate resources for help using R

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• Explore coding in R
  • Hands-On Activity: R sandbox
• Learning about R packages
• Weekly challenge 2