Part 1:Statistics Essentials
This part is designed to equip you with knowledge of statistical and programming fundamentals, focusing particularly on the versatile R language, which will serve as the cornerstone for more advanced topics in subsequent parts.
By the end of this part, you’ll have a strong grasp of the core statistical and programming concepts essential for any data science practitioner to understand. With these foundational skills in hand, you’ll be well prepared to delve into the more specialized topics that await you in subsequent parts of this book.
This part has the following chapters:
- Chapter 1, Getting Started with R
- Chapter 2, Data Processing with dplyr
- Chapter 3, Intermediate Data Processing
- Chapter 4, Data Visualization with ggplot2
- Chapter 5, Exploratory Data Analysis
- Chapter 6, Effective Reporting with R Markdown