Beginner Data Structures in R

Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: 2 minutes and 53 seconds
Students: 1,657
Rating: 4/5

Lesson Description 

This module introduces you to the some of the basic data structures that can be used in R.   

Learning Objectives 

The objectives of this module are to provide you with an understanding of: 

  • What a vector is in R.
  • How to create a sequence.  
  • How to create a vector using a repetition.  
  • How to pull elements out of vectors.  
  • Vectorised operations. 
  • Logical comparisons.  
  • Strings in R.  
  • Undefined situations in mathematics.
  • 0, NA, NaN, and Null.

Intended Audience 

Aimed at all who wish to learn the R programming language. 

Pre-requisites 

No prior knowledge of R is assumed. 

Delegates should already be familiar with basic programming concepts such as variables, scope, and functions. 

Experience of another scripting language such as Python or Perl would be an advantage. 

Having an understanding of mathematical concepts will be beneficial.

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