#224 overall
Computing for Data Analysis
Coursera
2 recommenders · 2 threads · recommended in 2 years, 2013–2014 · score 1.9
A short introductory Coursera course, taught by Roger Peng of Johns Hopkins, on computing for data analysis, with R as the main tool. Commenters describe it as about four weeks long and covering the basics of R.
Commenters find it a useful introduction to R: they say the lectures are relatively succinct and the assignments put the material into practice.
Programming Languagesbeginnerfreemiuminteractive MOOC#r#data analysis#roger peng#johns hopkins#coursera
Recommendations by year
20062026
Nice, brief, introduction to R. If I might be so bold, I might suggest taking the Coursera "Computing for Data Analyis" class. It's only 4 weeks long and the first lesson covers everything in this blog post and more (I'm actually taking this class now). Though the first class is a bit longer than one hour (but not by much!).
I agree that Tableau was more impressive than I expected, however I also think mere pivot tables in Excel are under appreciated for perhaps their biggest strength—many mathematically-minded and analytical in starting positions who do not work in the IT department supporting desktop workstations. For people in these positions even Python may be considered too low level, yet, they already have Excel, and if they have the budge for Tableau they can get that too without threatening any sys admin types.
Anyway, on the topic of R, I highly suggest the Johns Hopkins data related courses on Coursera. Many of them use R as the central tool, and the three I've taken really stood out for how much the instructors reminded me of getting a private tutorial from a bright colleague on an area of their own expertise.
Based on your description, you'd probably already know most of what would be covered, but the Roger Peng class on "Computing for Data Analysis"[1] is starting again soon, and it includes an overview of R that might have some gems for you. I liked that the lectures were relatively succinct, and the assignments put it in practice.
[1] https://www.coursera.org/course/compdata
https://www.coursera.org/course/rprog - This is the best online course I've taken. Another one I am signed up for and have already done one week of lectures (preview mode) and find very applicable is https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn/