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    Al.I.

    Cuza University of Iași


    Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
    Department of Accounting, Information Systems and Statistics

    Data
    Processing/Analysis/Science
    with R
    (A Brief ) Introduction to R

    By Marin Fotache
    What is R ?
    An open-source and free language and platform for:
    ◦ data gathering (from a wide variety of sources)
    ◦ data processing
    ◦ data exploration (data visualisation and data analysis)
    ◦ data mining / machine learning / deep learning
    At its inception, R was targeted specifically for
    statistical computing (it derives from S programming
    language)
    Now it incorporates options for tasks varying from
    data processing to software development; still, it is not
    considered a full-fledged programming language (like
    Python, for example)
    Why R ? (Kabacoff, 2011)
    R is free! (SPSS, SAS, etc. cost thousands or tens of thousands of
    dollars)
     R is a comprehensive statistical platform, offering all manner of
    data analytic techniques
     R has state-of-the-art graphics capabilities
     R is a powerful platform for interactive data analysis and
    exploration
     R can easily import data from a wide variety of sources, including
    text files, database management systems, statistical packages, and
    specialized data repositories. It can write data out to these systems
    as well
     R provides an unparalleled platform for programming new
    statistical methods in an easy and straightforward manner. It’s easily
    extensible and provides a natural language for quickly
    programming recently published methods
    Why R ? (cont.)
    R contains advanced statistical routines not yet
    available in other packages. In fact, new methods
    become available for download on a weekly basis
    R has an (over) enthusiastic community of users
    and developers
    A variety of graphic user interfaces (GUIs) are
    available, offering the power of R through menus
    and dialogs.
    R runs on a wide array of platforms, including
    Windows, Unix, and Mac OS X
    R main limitations (Fotache & Strimbei,
    2013)
    User interface:
    ◦ R was initially based on the command prompt and scripts
    ◦ SPSS and Excel users find the transition to R interface (GUI) difficult
    ◦ IDEs like RStudio have hugely improved the productivicy and R acceptance
    A tidal wave of packages
    ◦ Deciding which function/package to use is not always an easy task
    ◦ Some of the packages are poorly maintained (unavailable in recent R versions)
    ◦ New packages require constant scanning of R literature/blogosphere
    Data sourcing (not particular to R)
    ◦ In many cases ETL mechanisms are needed for gathering data from web logs,
    sensors, mobile applications, Excel files, etc.
    ◦ Various packages have been developed in this respect
    ◦ Recent APIs, web services are beneficial
    Functional programming (not only in R) requires some time to master
    References/resources on R
    R Studion Education (Beginners)
    https://education.rstudio.com/learn/beginner/
    R resources (free courses, books, tutorials, & cheat
    sheets – updated regularly)
    https://paulvanderlaken.com/2017/08/10/r-resources-c
    heatsheets-tutorials-books/
    New to R? Kickstart your learning and career with
    these 6 steps!
    https://paulvanderlaken.com/2017/10/18/learn-r/
    R Tutorials and Courses
    References/resources on R (cont.)
    CRAN - the main R site: http://cran.r-project.org
    Books/e-Books which can be bought from:
    ◦ Amazon (unfortunately, sometimes statistical formula are poorly
    displayed on Kindle format)
    ◦ Publishers (Manning, Packt, …): PDF format widely provided -
    excellent to read/display/code copy
    Freee-Books (see next slides) and PDF tutorials available
    on web
    Presentations posted on Slideshare, universities or courses
    pages
    Video-tutorials (mostly on YouTube) (2016)
    http://flavioazevedo.com/stats-and-r-blog/2016/9/13/learnin
    References/resources on R (cont.)
    Journals:

    ◦ Journal of Statistical Software: http://www.jstatsoft.org/


    ◦ The R Journal: http://journal.r-project.org/
    ◦ Journal of Statistics Education (not targeted only to R, but
    generally to Statistics): http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/
    Stack Overflow R section - A question-and-answer site:
    http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/r
    R news and tutorials contributed by (552) R bloggers:
    http://www.r-bloggers.com/
    Other R communities, blogs, academic courses, etc.
    Video-tutorials on R/RStudio installation
    InstallingR and RStudio on Windows 10 (2020-3:20)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLWaED9jTiA

    How to install Rstudio on Windows 10 (2019-2min)


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jo9lJFOf9E

    How to install R and install R Studio. How to use R studio | R


    programming for beginners (2019 – 7:36)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orjLGFmx6l4

    How to Download and Install R and R Studio (Best Version -


    2020)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by5HyJX6H1I
    Video-tutorials on R/RStudio basics
    RStudio Overview - 1:30
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=23&v
    =n3uue28FD0w
    RStudio Introduction
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPk6-3prknk
    Getting staRted with R: An accelerated primer
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V23ZQQfwYk
    slides: http://prezi.com/3xf8xqzvpuyz
    /getting-started-with-r-an-accelerated-primer/
    Statistics with R: Using R and RStudio, Lesson 2 by
    Courtney Brown
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A-Y802Yink
    Video-tutorials on R/RStudio basics (cont.)
    Chester Ismay and Albert Y. Kim - An Introduction to Statistical and
    Data Sciences via R (2018) – Section 2 Getting Started with Data in
    R
    https://moderndive.com/2-getting-started.html
    Setting Your Working Directory and Editing R Code (Mac)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xT3hmJQskU&index=2&list=
    PLjTlxb-wKvXNSDfcKPFH2gzHGyjpeCZmJ
    Setting Your Working Directory and Editing R Code (Windows)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBcvH1BpIBo&list=PLjTlxb-w
    KvXNSDfcKPFH2gzHGyjpeCZmJ&index=3
    How to Get Help
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFaWxxzouCY&index=4&list=P
    LjTlxb-wKvXNSDfcKPFH2gzHGyjpeCZmJ
    Web sites with R tutorials/documentation
    R Studion Education (Beginners)
    https://education.rstudio.com/learn/beginner/
    rOpenSci Educators Collaborative: What Educational Resources Work Well and Why?
    https://ropensci.org/blog/2018/07/25/educollab-resources/
    W. N. Venables, D. M. Smith and the R Core Team - An Introduction to R. Notes on R:
    A Programming Environment for Data Analysis and Graphics, http://
    cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/r-release/R-intro.pdf
    Introducing R
    http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/r/seminars/intro.htm
    R Introduction
    http://www.r-tutor.com/r-introduction
    Quick R
    http://www.statmethods.net/
    Professor Courtney Brown's YouTube Video Classes
    http://www.courtneybrown.com/classes/video_classes_Courtney_Brown.html
    Web sites with R tutorials/documentation
    (cont.)
    Advanced R by Hadley Wickham
    http://adv-r.had.co.nz/
    how to do stuff in r. two minutes or less
    http://www.twotorials.com
    Introducing R
    http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/r/seminars/intro.htm
    R script associated with this presentation

     https://github.com/marinfotache
    /Data-Processing-Analysis-Science-with-R/blob/master/01%2
    0R_Introduction_Data%20Structures/01a_R_Introduction.R

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