R is a functional programming environment for business analysts and data scientists. It’s a language that many non-programmers can easily work with, naturally extending a skill set that is common to high-end Excel users. It’s the perfect tool for when the analyst has a statistical, numerical, or probabilities-based problem based on real data and they’ve pushed Excel past its limits.
Audience
- This is an intermediate and beyond level course, geared for experienced Data Analyst and Data Scientists who need to learn the details beyond the essentials of how to program in R. Incoming students should have prior data analytics background, and should have experience working with Excel and should know the basics of SQL.
Prerequisites
Students should have attended the course(s) below, or should have basic skills in these areas:
· Introduction to SQL
· Working with Excel