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Applied Data Science with R Specialization
IBM

Applied Data Science with R Specialization

Build Your Data Science Skills with R & SQL. Master the ability to transform data into information and insights.

Rav Ahuja
Saishruthi Swaminathan
Yan Luo

Instructors: Rav Ahuja

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

(168 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

2 months at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers

What you'll learn

  • Perform basic R programming tasks like working with data structures, data manipulation, using APIs, webscraping, and using R Studio and Jupyter.

  • Create relational databases and tables, load them with data from CSV files, and query data using SQL and R using JupyterLab.

  • Complete the data analysis process, including data preparation, statistical analysis, and predictive modeling.

  • Communicate data analysis findings with data visualization charts, plots, and dashboards using libraries such as ggplot, leaflet and R Shiny.

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Specialization - 5 course series

What you'll learn

  • Manipulate primitive data types in the R programming language using RStudio or Jupyter Notebooks.

  • Control program flow with conditions and loops, write functions, perform character string operations, write regular expressions, handle errors.

  • Construct and manipulate R data structures, including vectors, factors, lists, and data frames.

  • Read, write, and save data files and scrape web pages using R.

Skills you'll gain

R Programming, Data Manipulation, Data Structures, Programming Principles, Jupyter, Web Scraping, Data Science, Data Analysis, Integrated Development Environments, Exploratory Data Analysis, and Data Import/Export

What you'll learn

  • Create and access a database instance on the cloud

  • Compose and execute basic SQL statements - SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, CREATE, DROP

  • Construct SQL statements to filter, sort, group results, use built-in functions, compose nested queries, access multiple tables

  • Analyze data from Jupyter using R and SQL by combining SQL and R skills to query real-world datasets

Skills you'll gain

SQL, Relational Databases, Databases, R Programming, Data Manipulation, Database Design, Data Access, Data Analysis Software, Data Modeling, Data Science, Database Management, Database Management Systems, Data Analysis, and Query Languages

What you'll learn

  • Prepare data for analysis by handling missing values, formatting and normalizing data, binning, and turning categorical values into numeric values.

  • Compare and contrast predictive models using simple linear, multiple linear, and polynomial regression methods.

  • Examine data using descriptive statistics, data grouping, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and correlation statistics.

  • Evaluate a model for overfitting and underfitting conditions and tune its performance using regularization and grid search.

Skills you'll gain

R Programming, Data Wrangling, Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning Methods, Statistical Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Data Manipulation, Data Science, and Feature Engineering

What you'll learn

  • Create bar charts, histograms, pie charts, scatter plots, line graphs, box plots, and maps using R and related packages.

  • Design customized charts and plots using annotations, axis titles, text labels, themes, and faceting.

  • Create maps using the Leaflet package for R.

  • Create interactive dashboards using the Shiny package for R.

Skills you'll gain

Ggplot2, Shiny (R Package), Leaflet (Software), Scatter Plots, Box Plots, Dashboard, User Interface (UI), Interactive Data Visualization, Data Storytelling, Histogram, Plot (Graphics), Data Analysis, Data Visualization, R Programming, Spatial Data Analysis, Data Science, Data Visualization Software, and UI Components

What you'll learn

  • Write a web scraping program to extract data from an HTML file using HTTP requests and convert the data to a data frame.

  • Prepare data for modelling by handling missing values, formatting and normalizing data, binning, and turning categorical values into numeric values.

  • Interpret datawithexploratory data analysis techniques by calculating descriptive statistics, graphing data, and generating correlation statistics.

  • Build a Shiny app containing a Leaflet map and an interactive dashboard then create a presentation on the project to share with your peers.

Skills you'll gain

Predictive Modeling, Data Cleansing, Shiny (R Package), Data Wrangling, Regression Analysis, Ggplot2, Data Collection, Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Tidyverse (R Package), Interactive Data Visualization, R Programming, Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Statistical Modeling, Data Manipulation, Dashboard, Data Science, Predictive Analytics, and Data Transformation

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Instructors

Rav Ahuja
IBM
56 Courses4,335,646 learners
Saishruthi Swaminathan
IBM
2 Courses365,937 learners
Yan Luo
IBM
7 Courses377,750 learners
Yiwen Li
IBM
2 Courses47,830 learners

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