R is broad and powerful, with many analytic and
graphic functions available (more than 50,000). With guidelines and
instructions, you can navigate the tremendous resources available in R thereby accomplishing
your work with style, elegance and efficiency.
Many people and researchers despise statistics,
mainly due to non-mathematical background. This makes understanding complex
statistical equations very difficult. The advent of computer programs such as R
and the likes provide a unique opportunity to teach statistics at a conceptual level
without getting too bogged down in equations. However, the downside of the
computer is that it makes it easy to err critically if we do not understand
what we are doing. Running an analysis using a computer without any statistical
knowledge can be really misleading. Hence this course could be called Unearthing
the Statistician in You Using R.
The course is the first of 3 levels, i.e. Essential,
Intermediate, and Advanced levels. This will start you off using slow organic
tutoring, beginning with the basic structures of the R codes and key
statistical concepts leading to a discovery journey that will allow you to
quickly access the power of this great open-source endeavor. This course attempts
to strike a good balance between theory and practice by using the computer as a
tool for learning statistical concepts with the hope that you will gain a
better understanding of both theory and practice.