2023

Fundamentals of Data Analysis in Environment R

Name: Fundamentals of Data Analysis in Environment R
Code: MAT14055D
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area: Mathematics

Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Regime de Frequência: B-learning

Presentation

Knowledge of Probabilities and Statistics.
It is intended for Master and PhD students, as well as for all those who wish to acquire knowledge in the manipulation and treatment of data through the software R.

Sustainable Development Goals

Learning Goals

Explore the potential of free software R in the statistical treatment of data.

Contents

1. Introduction to the R language
i. Installation of R, R Studio and libraries
ii. Use of R as a calculator: mathematical and logical operations
iii. Data storage: variables, vectors, matrices and lists
iv. Object classes and object conversion into different classes
v. Data import, export and storage
vi. Data manipulation: filters, selections, renames, groupings, sorts, etc.
vii. Pipe Operator
2. Graphical data visualization: categorical, discrete and continuous data
i. Static graphs
ii. Dynamic graphs
iii. Recording graphs in several formats
3. Summary measures
i. Location
ii. Dispersion
iii. Form
iv. Association
4. Hypothesis tests
i. Parametric
ii. Non-parametric

Teaching Methods

Teaching methodology:
Structured explanation, exemplification, autonomous resolution of exercises in R.

Evaluation:
Application project using software R.

Teaching Staff

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