R Syllabus
Introduction
The W3Schools R Tutorial is comprehensive and beginner-friendly.
It will give you a fundamental knowledge of R programming.
It is designed for beginners and requires no prior programming experience.
The content has been carefully made to be bite-sized, simple, and easy to understand.
The content has been proven by millions of users over the years. It is updated and improved frequently.
The syllabus outline and its sequence are structured so you can learn R step by step, from the introduction to data analysis.
Learning Outcomes
- Learn R basics and syntax
- Work with R variables and data types
- Use operators and control structures (if, while, for)
- Create and use functions in R
- Work with data structures (vectors, lists, matrices, arrays)
- Create data frames and use factors
- Make plots and visualize data (line, scatter, pie, bar)
- Perform basic statistics (mean, median, mode)
- Analyze data sets using R
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Which Subjects Are R Relevant For?
- Data Science:
R is essential for data analysis and statistical computing. - Statistics:
R provides comprehensive tools for statistical analysis. - Machine Learning:
R offers powerful packages for ML algorithms. - Data Visualization:
R excels at creating sophisticated plots and graphs. - Bioinformatics:
R is widely used in biological data analysis. - Research:
R supports academic and scientific research. - Business Analytics:
R helps in business intelligence and reporting.
Activities
In this tutorial we offer different activities for you to learn R for free:
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Overview of the Modules
- R HOME
- R Intro
- R Get Started
- R Syntax
- R Comments
- R Variables
- Concatenate Elements
- Multiple Variables
- Variable Names
- R Data Types
- R Numbers
- R Math
- R Strings
- Escape Characters
- R Booleans
- R Operators
- R If...Else
- Nested If
- And Or
- R While Loop
- R For Loop
- Nested Loop
- R Functions
- Nested Functions
- Recursion
- R Vectors
- R Lists
- R Matrices
- R Arrays
- R Data Frames
- R Factors
- R Plot
- R Line
- R Scatterplot
- R Pie Charts
- R Statistics Intro
- R Data Set
- R Max and Min
- R Mean
- R Median
- R Mode
Sandbox and Lab Environment
R, like any programming language, is best learned through hands-on practice.
Try this example using our editor:
Example
How you can use R to easily create a graph with numbers from 1 to 10 on both the x and y axis:
plot(1:10)
Result:
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Here you get a secure sandbox environment called Spaces, where you can practice R code and test projects in real-time.
Spaces allow you to test, run, and analyze data. This includes a W3Schools subdomain, hosting, and secure SSL certificates.
Spaces require no installation and run directly in the browser.
Features include:
- Collaboration
- File navigator
- Terminal & log
- Package manager
- Database
- Environment manager
- Analytics
R Certification
W3Schools offers an end-of-pathway certification program.
Here you can take exams to get certified.
The R exam is a test that summarizes the W3Schools R syllabus.
After passing the exam you get the "Certified R Developer" Certification.
The adaptive certification exam is adaptive and graded; students will get a grade from intermediate, advanced to professional.
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