Introduction to R: Basic R syntax

Overview

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This guided project is for beginners interested in taking their first steps with coding in the statistical language R. It assumes no previous knowledge of R, introduces the RStudio environment, and covers basic concepts, tools, and general syntax. By the end of the exercise, learners will build familiarity with RStudio and the fundamentals of the statistical coding language R.

Syllabus

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By the end of this project, you will understand basic R syntax, objects, importing and exporting. You will learn how to run arithmetic operations in R, how to create objects, vectors, text, use logical operators, and functions. This project is aimed at complete beginners who have no previous experience in R or RStudio, or people with a small amount of experience who would like to review the fundamental building blocks of the R language.