R Foundations for Data Analysis
A clean R project with import, inspection, tidyverse wrangling, ggplot2 charts, and a short Quarto-style report.
What you will be able to do
A clean R project with import, inspection, tidyverse wrangling, ggplot2 charts, and a short Quarto-style report.
Use a repeatable workflow instead of disconnected tips.
Check assumptions, evidence, output quality, and limitations before using results.
Create a capstone artifact that can be inspected, improved, and reviewed.
What you need before starting
Learners who want to use R for data work before deeper statistics.
Comfort with basic tables. No prior R experience required. Basic Statistics is useful but not required.
Static lessons, activities, knowledge checks, learner templates, and a downloadable text-first pack.
8-module course sequence
The sequence follows the approved detailed syllabus and is implemented as a complete text-first shell.
R Setup, Projects, and Quarto Workflow
- Help learners start R without confusion.
- Text-first module with units, activity, knowledge check, and summary.
R Language Basics
- Teach the core language pieces used throughout data analysis.
- Text-first module with units, activity, knowledge check, and summary.
Data Frames, Tibbles, Import, and Inspection
- Move from small objects to real tables.
- Text-first module with units, activity, knowledge check, and summary.
Tidyverse Data Wrangling
- Teach the daily transformations analysts need.
- Text-first module with units, activity, knowledge check, and summary.
Cleaning Data In R
- Teach practical cleaning without pretending cleaning is neutral.
- Text-first module with units, activity, knowledge check, and summary.
Descriptive Summaries and Basic Tables
- Help learners summarise data clearly before advanced statistics.
- Text-first module with units, activity, knowledge check, and summary.
ggplot2 Foundations
- Teach chart basics for honest data communication.
- Text-first module with units, activity, knowledge check, and summary.
Mini Project and Reproducible Report
- Bring the R foundation together.
- Text-first module with units, activity, knowledge check, and summary.
Course status: outline published, lessons in development
The full syllabus, module structure, activities, and download pack are published and free to use now. Detailed lesson writing is still in progress, so lesson pages currently give the shape of each topic rather than the final teaching depth. Per-module assessments, worked examples, instructional diagrams, and external specialist review are planned next.