BST 680: Introduction to R


Course info

This course covers the basics of R and functional programming. Learn the basics of data science, including data visualization, tidying, transforming, reporting, and communicating. Work with classmates to engage with problems using tools that create reproducible reports. Gain experience applying statistical thinking to large datasets that span a range of interesting topics. This website draws heavily on the incredible course website developed by Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel and the outstanding artwork of Allison Horst

Lectures

  We will meet twice weekly using Zoom. Send me an e-mail for a link

  Lecture times: Tuesday and Thursday 2:00 - 3:20

Instructor and office hours

Byron C. Jaeger       Tuesday and Thursday 12:30 - 1:00

Texts

All texts are freely available online:
R for Data Science   Garrett Grolemund & Hadley Wickham
R Markdown: The Definitive Guide   Yihui Xie, J. J. Allaire, & Garrett Grolemund
Happy Git with R   Jenny Bryan, STAT 545 TAs, & Jim Hester

Materials

You should have access to a computer and a stable internet connection.