Statistics and R
R programming language in the context of statistical data and statistical analysis
An introduction to basic statistical concepts and R programming skills necessary for analyzing data in the life sciences.
2-4 hours a week
What You'll Learn
This course teaches the R programming language in the context of statistical data and statistical analysis in the life sciences.
We will learn the basics of statistical inference in order to understand and compute p-values and confidence intervals, all while analyzing data with R code. We provide R programming examples in a way that will help make the connection between concepts and implementation. Problem sets requiring R programming will be used to test understanding and ability to implement basic data analyses. We will use visualization techniques to explore new data sets and determine the most appropriate approach. We will describe robust statistical techniques as alternatives when data do not fit assumptions required by the standard approaches. By using R scripts to analyze data, you will learn the basics of conducting reproducible research.
The course will be delivered via edX and connect learners around the world. By the end of the course, participants will understand the following concepts:
- Random variables
- Distributions
- Inference: p-values and confidence intervals
- Exploratory Data Analysis
- Non-parametric statistics
Your Instructors
Michael Love
Assistant Professor, Departments of Biostatistics and Genetics at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
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Ways to take this course
When you enroll in this course, you will have the option of pursuing a Verified Certificate or Auditing the Course.
A Verified Certificate costs $219 and provides unlimited access to full course materials, activities, tests, and forums. At the end of the course, learners who earn a passing grade can receive a certificate.
Alternatively, learners can Audit the course for free and have access to select course material, activities, tests, and forums. Please note that this track does not offer a certificate for learners who earn a passing grade.