R Essential Training Part 2: Modeling Data

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Free Online Course: R Essential Training Part 2: Modeling Data provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 3-4 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. R Essential Training Part 2: Modeling Data is taught by Barton Poulson.

Overview
  • Learn how to model data in R, one of the most important tools available for data analysis, machine learning, and data science.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Model data with R
    • Using the exercise files
    1. R for Data Science
    • Data science with R: A case study
    2. Exploring Data
    • Computing frequencies
    • Computing descriptive statistics
    • Computing correlations
    • Creating contingency tables
    • Conducting a principal component analysis
    • Conducting an item analysis
    • Conducting a confirmatory factor analysis
    3. Analyzing Data
    • Comparing proportions
    • Comparing one mean to a population: One-sample t-test
    • Comparing paired means: Paired samples t-test
    • Comparing two means: Independent samples t-test
    • Comparing multiple means: One-factor analysis of variance
    • Comparing means with multiple categorical predictors: Factorial analysis of variance
    4. Predicting Outcomes
    • Predicting outcomes with linear regression
    • Predicting outcomes with lasso regression
    • Predicting outcomes with quantile regression
    • Predicting outcomes with logistic regression
    • Predicting outcomes with Poisson or log-linear regression
    • Assessing predictions with blocked-entry models
    5. Clustering and Classifying Cases
    • Grouping cases with hierarchical clustering
    • Grouping cases with k-means clustering
    • Classifying cases with k-nearest neighbors
    • Classifying cases with decision tree analysis
    • Creating ensemble models with random forest classification
    Conclusion
    • Next steps