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CS50's Introduction to Programming with R

Harvard's R course: representing, transforming, tidying and visualizing data.

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About this course

A CS50 course on R for data work. It covers representing and transforming data, applying functions, tidying data with the tidyverse, visualizing data, testing programs and packaging your own code.

Best for: Beginners heading into statistics or data analysis with R.

What you will be able to do

  • Write R programs to analyze data
  • Tidy and transform datasets
  • Make visualizations
  • Test and package R code

Syllabus and your progress

Tick modules off as you finish them on Harvard Online.

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Plan your pace

At 4 hours a week you would finish in about 10 weeks, using the course time estimate above.

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Cost and certificate

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Free CS50 certificate from Harvard's OpenCourseWare for completing the work; an edX verified certificate costs extra.

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Quick answers

Is CS50's Introduction to Programming with R really free?
Yes, the course material is free on Harvard Online. Free CS50 certificate from Harvard's OpenCourseWare for completing the work; an edX verified certificate costs extra.
How long does CS50's Introduction to Programming with R take?
Plan for about 40 hrs in total (Editorial estimate; the provider does not publish a total. Seven weeks of lectures and problem sets.). It is self-paced, so you can go faster or slower.
Do I need experience before CS50's Introduction to Programming with R?
No. It is a beginner course with no prerequisites listed.

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