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Programming for Everyone : Programming Foundations (Coursera)

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Programming for Everyone : Programming Foundations (Coursera)

This guided project is the first project in the "Programming for Everyone" series. It aims to teach programming foundations. Programming foundations are taught using the R Programming language. The foundations so built in this guided project can be used to build a fun Web App using the R Programming language.

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In this Guided Project, you will:

  • Learn the building blocks of a software program using the R Programming language
  • Learn how to use the RStudio Cloud online tool

Learn step-by-step

  1. Guided Project Introduction
  2. Online Account Setup
  3. Explore RStudio Cloud Tool
  4. What is Software?
  5. Basic Types of Data in R
  6. Example Calculation in R Script
  7. Functions and Packages
  8. Vectors and Lists
  9. Wrap Up
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