Statistics 597P - ST-PrgmDataAnalytics&Visualztn

Fall
2017
01
1.00
Peng Wang
W 4:00PM 5:15PM
UMass Amherst
36599
This is an introductory class to R programming language designed for senior undergrads and junior graduate students. It lays out all the fundamentals of R, such as syntax, data structure, function design, package design, etc. Some important advanced features and packages will also be introduced, including dplyr, ggplot2, Rmarkdown and shiny. The objective is to give a comprehensive view about R, to provide as many guidance for future studying and practicing, and at the same time to distribute as many raw materials as possible for a jump start.
Open to Seniors, Juniors and Graduate students only. STATISTC 240, 515 or 516 Previous programming experience (e.g. Matlab or Python) helpful, but not required.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.