Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Spring 2022 - STAT 260 D100

Introductory R for Data Science (2)

Class Number: 6818

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 10 – Apr 11, 2022: Tue, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Apr 14, 2022
    Thu, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    One of STAT 201, STAT 203, STAT 205, STAT 270, BUS 232, or POL 201, with a grade of at least C- or permission of the instructor. Corequisite: STAT 261.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

An introduction to the R programming language for data science. Exploring data: visualization, transformation and summaries. Data wrangling: reading, tidying, and data types. No prior computer programming experience required. Students who have taken STAT 341 or STAT 360 first may not then take this course for further credit.

COURSE DETAILS:



Week Number STAT 260 STAT 261
1 Getting started: installing R, RStudio, the tidyverse and other packages, RStudio projects, RMarkdown files and basics In-class exercises for setting up R 
2 and 3 Exploring Data: visualisation Using ggplot to create plots of different types of data 
4 Exploring Data: transformation and summary statistics Plotting transformed data (e.g., bar plots, smoothed functions)
5 Data Wrangling: data frames and tibbles, importing data Reading in data in different formats
6 Data Wrangling: tidy data Cleaning a messy data set
7 Data Wrangling: relational data Linking multiple data sets
8 Data Wrangling: strings Handling text data
9 Data Wrangling: factors, dates and times Handling factors and date and time data
10 Programming: functions Writing functions to minimize code length, prevent bugs, and improve readability
11 Programming: vectors Types of vectors and incorporating vectors in functions
12 Programming: vectors For loops
13 Summary Summary

Grading

  • Quizzes 50%
  • Final Exam 50%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

R for Data Science, by Garrett Grolemund and Hadley Wickham

Book is available online for free https://r4ds.had.co.nz/

Department Undergraduate Notes:

Tutor Requests:
Students looking for a tutor should visit https://www.sfu.ca/stat-actsci/all-students/other-resources/tutoring.html. We accept no responsibility for the consequences of any actions taken related to tutors.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

TEACHING AT SFU IN SPRING 2022

Teaching at SFU in spring 2022 will involve primarily in-person instruction, with safety plans in place.  Some courses will still be offered through remote methods, and if so, this will be clearly identified in the schedule of classes.  You will also know at enrollment whether remote course components will be “live” (synchronous) or at your own pace (asynchronous).

Enrolling in a course acknowledges that you are able to attend in whatever format is required.  You should not enroll in a course that is in-person if you are not able to return to campus, and should be aware that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as early as possible in order to prepare for the spring 2022 term.