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R for the Rest of Us

Learn to use R, the most powerful tool for working with data.
Even if you've never coded before.

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Our learners say it best

I learned very much from this course, and I now have a better understanding of how to use Git and GitHub with R. Before this course, I was unsure what GitHub was really about and how to integrate GitHub into my workflow. Now I feel more confident to make it an integral part of my work in R, and I am relieved to have a much better handle on version control. I have hope that it will be a great tool for collaboration going forward.

Kjell Høyland
Kjell Høyland Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

I shared R for the Rest of Us with my daughter who is in college and trying to learn R, and she texted me an hour later..."OMG, this is 1000x better and easier to understand than the other videos I saw." Thank you David for making R so easy to understand!

Beeta Tahmassebi
Beeta Tahmassebi Vice President, EnCompass LLC

This course is a gem. It rests on a solid perspective as to how to bring R and allied resources in a comprehensive toolbox. It allows one to understand how to use R from building a data frame to creating meaningful graphics and reports. I can’t help but to marvel at Dr. David Keyes’ ability to bring together different r packages and making them accessible to the rest of us.

Dr. Alberto F Cabrera
Dr. Alberto F Cabrera Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland

I've been working with R for several years, but looked at this intro just for the heck of it because I keep hearing about R for the Rest of Us. To my shock, I learned a few new very useful tricks. David is a clear and thoughtful teacher. Don't let the short videos or his calm presence trick you into thinking this is too simplistic. It is easy because David is clear. But he's also gently (subtly) telling you some REALLY important stuff. He's laying down an excellent foundation for your future work with R. Don't skip this. Build your good foundation with David's guidance. I'm so glad I finally decided to give R for the Rest of Us a look; now I need to go look at more of it.

Steve Meyer Data Scientist and Research Analyst

What made me decide to engage with R in 3 Months was the focus on accessibility and inclusivity. It promised to simplify the complexity of R and make it approachable for someone like me who didn't have a strong background in programming or statistics. Before the course, my use of R was quite limited and mostly experimental, and I was not fully comfortable with the language. However, after completing R in 3 Months, my confidence and competence in using R have significantly increased. Now I use R regularly for a variety of tasks, such as data manipulation, data wrangling, data cleaning, statistical analytics, and data visualization. This has allowed me to leverage R more effectively in my professional projects.

Jose Luis Villca Villegas
Jose Luis Villca Villegas Medical Researcher

I loved your teaching skills. I had some doubt before, now most of the things are clear after watching your videos.

Asadul Islam

I found this short course engaging, informative and interesting. I believe it has given me a good first clue of how to get started with R.

Anton Norden
Anton Norden Student

At first, I thought R was only for stats-minded people and was outside of my wheelhouse as a person who deals more with data extraction, transformation and reporting. However, after going through the R for the Rest of Us courses and learning from David about the vast capabilities of R, I quickly discovered R IS EXACTLY for people like me! Its strength in creating efficient data processing and reporting workflows is beyond amazing, and David – with his deep knowledge and genuine desire to teach and build capacity – is the perfect R guide!

Michelle LaFleche
Michelle LaFleche Senior Data and Reporting Analyst, Michigan Fitness Foundation

Quick, user friendly introduction into R programing. Very well put together and presented.

Darren Kelly Engineer

On my journey through R in 3 Months, I went from excited to overwhelmed to confident. The way David and Charlie were able to adapt to our different needs and take me from never having coded to producing a final report all in R was amazing.

Lucilla Piccari
Lucilla Piccari Research Physician, Pulmonary Hypertension Unit Hospital del Mar (Barcelona)

A great start to getting your feet wet with R!

John LeMay
John LeMay Associate Director, University of North Alabama

The modules were very helpful and I enjoyed the course so far thoroughly.

Shirmeen Aslam
Shirmeen Aslam Research Coach, University of Saskatchewan

Before starting R in 3 Months, I had completed several courses on R. However, they all felt generic—focused more on transitioning from learning to simply acing exercise questions, which, in the age of AI, isn't particularly challenging. This course, however, was different. It felt like I was truly in a classroom setting. Even while watching the pre-recorded videos, it struck the perfect balance between self-paced learning and providing the push I needed to stay motivated and engaged. Without a doubt, R in 3 Months is the best course I’ve taken this year.

Tosan Okome
Tosan Okome Registered Nurse

An excellent clear outline of some of the key fundamental processes in R enabling you to import, clean, process, visualise and communicate your data. Great teaching!

Mark Kirby Assistant Lecturer, Open University

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