732G33 Programming in R
Course information
This is the web site for the course in programming using the statistically oriented programming language R given by Statistics at Linköping University. The course is given every spring semester. The following material was used when the course was taught in Spring 2012.Getting started with R at home
- Download R
- Download RStudio
- Read An Introduction to R
- Start playing around with R.
Aim
The aim of the course is to introduce basic programming ideas and techniques, with special emphasis on the statistical programming language R.
Intended audience
This course is given mainly for students on the first year of the Bachelor's programme Statistik och Dataanalys. It will be taught in Swedish in 2012. I am writing this in English since students on the international Master's programme Statistics and Data Mining may find some other material here useful in their study course on R programming.
Organization
The course is organized into 5 modules. Each module includes a:
- Föreläsning, F (Lecture ). The lecture introduces new concepts and sets the stage for the computer lab.
- Datorlabb, D (Computer lab). This is the most important part of the course where you practice programming by solving problems in pairs.
- Uppföljning, U (Follow-up meeting). The follow-up meeting is used to discuss problems that you encountered in the lab, alternative ways of solving the lab, and extensions flowing from material in the lab.
Course management
I use the course management system CourseKit for the course. Go to coursekit.com and register using the course code that I will hand out during the first lecture.
Literature
- R Cookbook, by Paul Teetor.
- My Slides.
- Fotocopies of Section 4.1 (loops/If else conditions) and 4.5 (debugging) in the book 'A First Course in Statistical Programming with R' by Braun and Murdoch
- The Art of R Programming by Norman Matloff. This book is not required reading, it is only recommended for more depth.
Lectures
F = Föreläsning (Lecture), D = Datorlabb (Computer lab), U = Uppföljning (Follow-up) meeting
What? | Date? | Time? | Where? | R Cookbook | Slides/Handouts |
Module 1. Introduction to computers, programming and R | |||||
F1 | January, 30 | 13-15 | A33 | 1.1-1.7, 1.10, 2.1-2.5, 3.1-3.4, 4.1, 4.4-4.5, 4.7-4.8, 4.10, 4.14. | Lecture1 1 slide/page Lecture1 4 slides/page |
D1 | January, 31 | 08-10 | SU10-11 SU15-18 | Lab1 | |
U1 | February, 7 | 10-12 | Visionen | U1 1 slide/page U1 4 slides/page | |
Module 2. Data structures, functions and objects | |||||
F2 | February, 13 | 13-15 | Visionen | 2.6-2.10, 2.12, 5.1-5.4, 5.6-5.8, 5.18, 5.20, 5.22-5.26, 5.31. | Lecture2 1 slide/page Lecture2 4 slides/page |
D2 | February, 16 | 10-12 | SU10-11 SU15-18 | Lab2 | |
U2 | February, 24 | 10-12 | TEMCAS | ||
Module 3. Basic programming techniques, debugging and coding style | |||||
F3 | February, 27 | 13-15 | A32 | Copied pages on loop etc Style guidelines 6.2, 6.5, 12.16. | Lecture3 1 slide/page Lecture3 4 slides/page |
D3 | February, 28 | 08-10 | SU10-11 SU15-18 | Lab3 | |
U3 | March, 7 | 13-15 | Visionen | ||
Module 4. Statistics and graphics in R | |||||
F4 | March, 8 | 10-12 | Visionen | 8.3, 8.5, 8.8-8.11, 9.1, 9.7-9.9, 10.1-10.2, 10.5, 10.9, 10.12-10.15, 10.18-10.19, 10.26-10.29, 11.1-11.3, 11.7-11.8, 11.11. | Lecture4 1 slide/page
Lecture4 4 slides/page |
D4 | March, 12 | 10-12 | SU10-11 SU15-18 | Lab4 | |
U4 | March, 16 | 13-15 | Visionen | ||
Module 5. R packages, matrix computations, strings, time series. | |||||
F5 | March, 19 | 10-12 | TEMCAS | 1.9, 1.11, 3.6, 3.8-3.9, 5.14-5.15, 13.3, 12.4, 12.7, 12.11-12.12, 7.1-7.3, 7.9, 7.11, 14.1-14.2, 12.6. | Lecture5 1 slide/page
Lecture5 4 slides/page |
D5 | March, 20 | 10-12 | SU10-11 SU15-18 | Lab5 | |
U5 | March, 27 | 10-12 | TEMCAS | ||
Exam | March, 30 | 08-12 | SU10-11 SU15-18 |
Exams
- First computer room exam is on March 30, hours 8-12. Rooms: SU10-11, SU15-18. Â [ Bacholor's Exam | Master's Exam |Â Solutions ]
- Second computer room exam (re-take) is on May 25, hours 8-12. Rooms: SU15-18.  [ Bachelor's Exam | Master's Exam | Solutions ]
- Third computer room exam (re-take) is on August 24, hours 14-18. Rooms: SU17-18. [ Bachelor's Exam | Master's Exam | Solutions ]
Extra material
- Extra material will appear on the CourseKit page.
Code
- The code snippet presenting during lectures can be accessed by visiting the page http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4522672/R2012/Code/OneOfMyFunctions.R, where you replace OneOfMyFunctions with the name of the particular function you are interested in (you need to know the name of the function, see my slides). You can also download a zip-file with all the code snippets here.
Page responsible: Mattias Villani
Last updated: 2020-08-17