STAT 184: Introduction to R

Textbook Information

Textbook (required): Data Computing (2nd edition) by Daniel Kaplan and Matthew Beckman. Ebook available for free: https://dtkaplan.github.io/DataComputingEbook/ 

 Additional book (recommended): Happy Git and GitHub for the user by Jenny Bryan et. al. Ebook available for free: https://happygitwithr.com/index.html 

Published Remarks

All materials will be provided online. Students will have access to all course materials with their Penn State student accounts. Given the title of this course, the R program is an essential component of this course. We will use the development environment RStudio in conjunction with GitHub to learn and complete assignments in this course. 

Hardware Requirements

None

Software Requirements

All software used in the course will be available for free with log in from students’ Penn State account.

Proctored Exams

None

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