Data Analyst in R
Career Path: From zero to job-ready in 5 months
Equip yourself with the necessary R skills to land your first job as a data analyst - or take your career to the next level by adding this in-demand programming language. You'll learn how to program with R to explore and extract data and create data visualizations. By the end, you'll be able to present insights thanks to deep statistical analysis.
- Beginner friendly
- 5 months (5 hrs/week)
- Self paced
- 23 Courses
- 18 projects
Path overview
R skills you'll learn
- ✓ Programming with R to perform complex statistical analysis of large datasets
- ✓ Performing SQL queries and web-scraping to explore and extract data from databases and websites
- ✓ Performing efficient data analysis from start to finish
- ✓ Building insightful data visualizations to tell stories
Data Analyst in R path outline
8 steps · 23 courses
Part 1: Introduction to R [4 courses]
Introduce yourself to the R programming language.
- Course 1
Introduction to Data Analysis in R
3hEstablish core R programming skills to analyze data by writing basic code, working with vectors, and performing calculations.
Course Objectives ▾
- Define R programming syntax
- Define variable use and naming rules
- Perform calculations using arithmetic operators
- Course 2
Data Structures in R
6hManipulate core R data structures to store, index, and transform analysis-ready data using vectors, lists, matrices, and DataFrames.
Course Objectives ▾
- Create a data structure
- Index a data structure
- Perform operations over a data structure
- Course 3
Control Flow, Iteration, and Functions in R
3hApply control flow, iteration, and functions in R to structure reusable workflows, reduce repetition, and handle complex data logic.
Course Objectives ▾
- Employ control flow with if-else statements
- Replicate your code using iteration
- Write functions
- Course 4
Specialized Data Processing in R
3hTransform text, dates, and times in R by applying string operations, date-time tools, and functional mapping to support real analysis workflows.
Course Objectives ▾
- Manipulate strings from the stringr package
- Manipulate strings from the lubridate package
- Employ the map function from the purrr package
Part 2: Data Visualization in R [1 courses]
Learn to use R for data visualization.
- Course 1
Introduction to Data Visualization in R
4hCreate clear, insightful data visualizations in R using ggplot2 to explore trends, compare groups, and communicate findings effectively.
Course Objectives ▾
- Visualize changes over time using line graphs
- Analyze data distributions using histograms
- Compare groups using bar charts and box plots
- Identify the relationships between variables using scatter plots
Part 3: Data Cleaning in R [2 courses]
Learn the basics of data cleaning in R.
- Course 1
Introduction to Data Cleaning in R
6hDevelop practical data cleaning skills in R by reshaping tables, fixing missing values, and preparing relational data for analysis.
Course Objectives ▾
- Manipulate DataFrames
- Define relational data
- Resolve missing data
- Reshape data using the tidyr package
- Course 2
Advanced Data Cleaning in R
6hWork with regular expressions in R to precisely match, clean, and transform text data as part of advanced, real-world data cleaning workflows.
Course Objectives ▾
- Employ regular expressions to clean and manipulate text data
- Employ the map and anonymous functions
- Resolve missing data
Part 4: Working with Data Sources Using SQL [6 courses]
Learn about working with data in databases.
- Course 1
Introduction to SQL and Databases
4hDevelop core SQL skills by writing queries to access, explore, and manipulate data stored in relational databases for common data analysis tasks.
Course Objectives ▾
- Define the structure of SQL
- Create basic queries to extract data from tables in a database
- Define databases
- Identify different versions of SQL
- Write good SQL code
- Course 2
Summarizing Data in SQL
2hSummarize large datasets by computing statistics, grouping records, and applying SQL aggregate functions to extract meaningful insights.
Course Objectives ▾
- Employ SQL to compute statistics
- Provide statistics by group
- Filter results over groups
- Course 3
Combining Tables in SQL
3hCombine and analyze data across multiple tables by applying SQL joins and set operators to produce comprehensive, query-ready datasets.
Course Objectives ▾
- Combine tables using inner joins
- Employ different types of joins
- Employ other SQL clauses with joins
- Join on complex conditions
- Employ set operators like UNION and EXCEPT
- Course 4
Querying Databases with SQL and R
0hQuery SQLite databases from R by executing SQL statements to retrieve, filter, and analyze subsets of data for practical analysis tasks.
Course Objectives ▾
- Connect to a SQLite database using R
- Query a SQLite database using R
- Retrieve a subset of data
- Course 5
SQL Subqueries
6hWrite scalable, advanced SQL queries by nesting subqueries and using common table expressions to solve complex analysis problems.
Course Objectives ▾
- Nest a query inside another query
- Employ different types of subqueries
- Employ common table expressions
- Scale your project with complex queries
- Course 6
Window Functions in SQL
6hAnalyze data more effectively by using SQL window functions to compute running metrics, rankings, distributions, and offsets within queries.
Course Objectives ▾
- Set up a frame for window functions
- Compute running aggregations with aggregate window functions
- Explore rank window functions
- Apply distribution window functions
- Use offset window functions
Part 5: APIs and Web Scraping in R [2 courses]
Learn about working with data on the web.
- Course 1
Introduction to APIs in R
2hAcquire data from external APIs in R, handling JSON responses, authentication, and status codes to support real-world analysis workflows.
Course Objectives ▾
- Query external data sources using an API
- Query using an API with authentication
- Course 2
Introduction to Web Scraping in R
2hCollect structured data from websites by scraping and parsing web pages in R to support downstream analysis and insights.
Course Objectives ▾
- Scrape data from the web
- Identify tools for complex web pages
Part 6: Probability and Statistics [5 courses]
Learn probability and statistics for more robust data analysis using R.
- Course 1
Introduction to Statistics in R
5hApply core statistical sampling techniques in R—including random, stratified, and cluster sampling—using hands-on analysis scenarios.
Course Objectives ▾
- Sample data using simple random sampling, stratified sampling, and cluster sampling
- Measure variables in statistics
- Build, visualize, and compare frequency distribution tables
- Course 2
Intermediate Statistics in R
2hApply measures of central tendency and variability in R, using means, medians, standard deviation, and z-scores to compare data.
Course Objectives ▾
- Summarize a distribution using the mean, the weighted mean, the median, or the mode
- Measure the variability of a distribution using the variance and the standard deviation
- Compare values using z-scores
- Course 3
Introduction to Probability in R
1hCompare theoretical and experimental probability in R while calculating event likelihoods using permutations, combinations, and real examples.
Course Objectives ▾
- Estimate theoretical and empirical probabilities
- Define the fundamental rules of probability
- Identify combinations and permutations
- Course 4
Conditional Probability in R
1hApply conditional probability and Bayes’ theorem in R to model dependent events, reason under uncertainty, and build practical Naive Bayes classifiers.
Course Objectives ▾
- Assign probabilities based on conditions
- Assign probabilities based on event independence
- Assign probabilities based on prior knowledge
- Create spam filters using multinomial Naive Bayes
- Course 5
Hypothesis Testing in R
1hUse hypothesis testing in R to assess real-world data with chi-square tests, probability distributions, and statistical significance.
Course Objectives ▾
- Implement probability density functions
- Create testable hypotheses
- Decide which hypotheses to support based on your data
Part 7: Predictive Modeling and Machine Learning in R [2 courses]
Learn predictive modeling using R.
- Course 1
Linear Regression Modeling in R
2hApply linear regression in R to build, interpret, and evaluate predictive models, understanding when linear assumptions hold and fail.
Course Objectives ▾
- Define predictive modeling
- Build linear regression models
- Interpret linear regression models
- Assess model fit and accuracy
- Course 2
Introduction to Machine Learning in R
1hImplement core machine learning workflows in R using k-nearest neighbors, error metrics, and cross-validation to build reliable models.
Course Objectives ▾
- Identify a proper machine learning workflow
- Implement the k-nearest neighbors algorithm
- Employ the caret library
Part 8: Shiny Applications in R [1 courses]
Learn how to create an interactive web application with the Shiny package.
- Course 1
Introduction to Interactive Web Applications in Shiny
1hTransform notebooks into interactive Shiny dashboards that let non-technical users explore data through clean interfaces.
Course Objectives ▾
- Read the structure of a Shiny app
- Program inputs and outputs in a Shiny interface
- Extend your Shiny apps
R projects you'll build
18 hands-on projects across the path
Analyzing Forest Fire Data
For this project, we'll step into the role of data analysts to explore a dataset on forest fires. Using R and data visualization techniques, we'll analyze trends and factors related to fire occurrence and severity.
NYC Schools Perceptions
For this project, you'll become a data analyst using R Notebooks to clean, reshape and visualize NYC school survey data, uncovering insights into school quality perceptions.
Mobile App for Lottery Addiction
For this project, you'll take on the role of a data analyst at a medical institute, using probability and combinatorics in R to develop a mobile app that helps lottery addicts better estimate their chances of winning.
Investigative Statistical Analysis - Analyzing Accuracy in Data Presentation
For this project, you'll be a data journalist analyzing Fandango's movie ratings to determine if there was any change after a 2015 analysis found evidence of bias. You'll use R and statistics skills to compare movie ratings data from 2015 and 2016.
Winning Jeopardy
For this project, we'll assume the role of a Jeopardy contestant analyzing a dataset of past questions, using chi-squared tests and text analysis in R to identify common categories and develop optimal strategies.
+ 13 more projects throughout the path
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