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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for R Programming by Johns Hopkins University

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    About the Course

    In this course you will learn how to program in R and how to use R for effective data analysis. You will learn how to install and configure
    software necessary for a statistical programming environment and describe generic programming language concepts as they are implemented
    in a high-level statistical language. The course covers practical issues in statistical computing which includes programming in R, reading data
    into R, accessing R packages, writing R functions, debugging, profiling R code, and organizing and commenting R code. Topics in statistical data
    analysis will provide working examples.
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    Top reviews

    MR

    May 12, 2020

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    Really interesting course. The interactive coding sessions with swirl are especially useful. Would be great, if you provided sample solutions for the programming assignments, in particular for week 4.

    HH

    May 12, 2020

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    before starting this course i have experience of R programming but this course gives me a lot of new function and how to build a function and a most useful function str,debugging and Rprof.Thank You!

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    By Amanyiraho R

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    Jan 13, 2020

    It has really been a good experience, I actually didn't know that R is such a powerful language

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    Nov 6, 2019

    I learned a ton from this course. If you want to get dirty programming in R... this is for you!

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    Jun 4, 2019

    Good course for R beginners; lots of real data to practice; swirl() exercises are very helpful.

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    By Maria N

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    Aug 16, 2018

    Helpful and interesting course! All materials are good. I'm happy I've chosen that.

    Thank you :)

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    By Jean B

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    Apr 17, 2018

    I loved the course. It gives you a great start in R but the assignments can be tough sometimes.

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    By Deepak V R

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    Oct 5, 2017

    Was very useful for beginners of R programming. Good course. Now I feel I can go forward with R

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    By Marc R

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    Jul 15, 2017

    Nice introduction to R. No errors/irritations in the exercises or tests. The setup is flawless.

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    By Charles M

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    Jun 2, 2017

    Trés passionnant. Cours très bien fait et permet une initiation progressive à la programmation.

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    By mauro s

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    Mar 5, 2017

    Tip of the iceberg. Gentle introduction to R - together with Swirl it is a proper introduction.

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    By Jorge A A R

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    Nov 16, 2016

    Nice, concise and useful set of techniques and topics to get aboard of R programming and tools.

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    By Patrick S

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    Nov 16, 2023

    Good balance between teaching lessons, concepts and practical, hands-on programming exercises.

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    By 옥수빈

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    Sep 14, 2020

    Good for starting R programming, but it would be better if it deal with more in-depth contents

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    By Yewen Z

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    Jul 6, 2020

    Very well explained. And I LOVE the swirl() practice package, I think it helps me learn a lot.

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    By Lal B

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    Jun 5, 2020

    Amazing course on R programming which gives you all sorts of knowledge from scratch to master.

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    By Manav C

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    Apr 19, 2020

    Amazing experience. The instructor was knowledgeable and assignments were challenging. Love it

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    By Laro N

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    Feb 19, 2018

    Good Course. This course demands more skills and time that previous so it's fine.

    Thanks a lot.

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    By Mohamed S S H

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    Aug 11, 2017

    this Swirl tool is excellent way to learn how to do the real programming, not just theoretical

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    By Leo R

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    Dec 16, 2016

    Thank you Coursera!!!! Class methods were easy to follow, and the help on the forum was great!

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    By Himanshu

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    Nov 14, 2016

    Amazing course. Lots of new tricks learned. The assignments were challenging and a lot of fun.

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    By Robert L

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    May 22, 2016

    Great introduction.

    I think the swirl tutorials are particularly helpful for learning R in R.

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    By Juan G

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    May 16, 2016

    Es una materia dura pero muy buena, los materiales de enseñanza y la metodologia es excelente.

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    By Gadda S

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    Mar 12, 2023

    It's very good course for R Beginner and to get good knowledge on R as tool for Data Science

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    By Yiran Z

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    Apr 7, 2022

    well-explained lectures and hands-on practices. Interesting, inspiring and thought-provoking

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    By Alejandro M

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    Jan 25, 2021

    Great beginner's course! Even as an experienced R programmer, this was a valuable experience.

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    By Akonan L

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    Dec 7, 2020

    It's a great course. I've learned a lot. I Thanks the Instructor very much. I'm mvery happy.

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