AM
Feb 8, 2021
After trying several courses to get me started with R programming, this one came to the rescue and had all the info I wanted. It also provides a great way to practice through labs and a final project!
AA
Feb 25, 2021
I always wanted to learn statistics from scratch, but I never had a good university teacher. Here I found a good teacher and also the opportunity to learn whenever I want ( and skipping parts I knew!)
By Juan R
ā¢Jan 10, 2021
When I was in Engineering School I learned Probability and some Statistics, but this course goes a bit further teaching you how to make Data Analysis based on them. Good teacher and good material, I really recommend it.
By ShankhaShuvra M
ā¢Jan 16, 2019
The best learning happened through the peer graded project and reviewing others' work. However, the course focuses more on statistics. If the learner wants a good grounding on R this may not be the best course to take.
By Jie W
ā¢Mar 20, 2018
Absolutely a must taken course for social science students. The instructor is very articulate and explains theoriesļ¼ concepts and formula clearly. The exams and assignments are necessary for strengthening your learning.
By Aakash K
ā¢May 25, 2020
The course clearly builds the bases of Statistics from very scratch. The best part is the implementation via R Labs and final project. Highly recommended and looking forward for the next course of the specialization.
By Derrick G
ā¢Aug 13, 2019
This is great. I have so many notes from only the first Week of classes. The teaching style is very engaging for an introduction class. A little theory, a practical example or two, and then a practice project. Great!
By Hamza A D
ā¢Mar 16, 2020
The course was amazing! Especially for me as a beginner, it was not much difficult to get the hang of things!! Hats off to the amazing teacher and her enthusiasm to teach difficult things easily. Highly recommended!
By Rachit K
ā¢Sep 21, 2017
Great instructor. MinƩ explains things really well. I have taken a few statistics courses and I consider myself well conversant with the basics, despite that when she explains the fundamentals I learn something new.
By Stefanie
ā¢Nov 19, 2017
The course gave a great introduction to statistics and R. I think it would have been more helpful to have a pre-requisite reading for RStudio before jumping into the projects but the course was overall very good.
By Kieran M
ā¢Apr 28, 2016
Great course. Videos were easy to understand and follow. Assignment instructions were a little vague and left to interpretation. Great community of learners! Instructors were extremely responsive to inquiries.
By Ester C P
ā¢Feb 20, 2018
Very good for people that have no or very basic notion of probability and statistics. Lessons are very clear and easy to follow and I find exciting the possibility to deal with a "real world" data for the project
By Peter K
ā¢Jan 5, 2022
Mine is a great lecturer. Material is well organized and presented in a clear, understandiable form. The final project is helping to have a good appreciation of what R programming is and it is interesting too.
By Arjun B
ā¢Dec 29, 2017
Concise and well-made introduction to the basics of statistics with practical examples in R.
The peer-review assignment is very interesting and makes you think and apply statistics that you learn from the videos.
By Omshad G
ā¢Dec 12, 2024
I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to gain a solid understanding of probability and data analysis with R. It's a great investment for anyone seeking to enhance their academic skills and knowledge.
By TANNER S
ā¢Oct 5, 2020
Excellent introduction to statistical concepts using the R programming language. The data science project in Week 5 is particularly useful for building the skills necessary to conduct exploratory data analysis.
By Rehmat U
ā¢Aug 2, 2020
Great course, well taught and steady paced. The weekly assignments and quizzes really help one learn statistics and R programming. It's a good course to get started with R programming and statistics in general.
By Sander t C
ā¢Jun 22, 2020
Very good and easy to follow introduction to probability. It might seem a bit easy, but the courses get harder once you progress past this one. Peer reviews were no problem, as enough people take this course.
By Marina S
ā¢Mar 9, 2019
Very well planned course, with awesome orator and explainer and with a lot of additional materials for better understanding. The only hard thing is the last project. It takes much more time than it's written.
By CAGDAS K
ā¢Jun 15, 2023
Great course, overall! Dr. Cetinkaya-Rundel does a great job explaining everything in such a clear and simple way. The labs where you learn and practice R skills are also wisely designed. Highly recommended!
By Mart A M
ā¢Dec 10, 2020
This course has been very helpful at explaining concepts. I am so happy learning about the conditional probability. I would to suggest that R codes will be summarized in one file for the students' reference.
By Shreya J
ā¢Jul 6, 2020
This course was absolutely amazing. I learned a lot about how metadata is analyzed, how results can be obtained from gigantic chunks of data that can be obtained using just simple commands. Amazing course!!!
By Kelly W
ā¢Nov 23, 2020
It felt a little short, but what it covered was interesting and well taught. There were lots of resources about starting R so that it wasn't overwhelming, as can be the case with a new programming language.
By Vijay G
ā¢Oct 25, 2016
Its a good start to the series. My only complaint is that the quiz and the lab assignments needs to be much harder. Its too easy to pass them. You dont get a feeling that your are being tested thoroughly.
By Mariana E
ā¢Sep 6, 2018
Very interesting curse, I learnt a lot, but I also invested a lot of time learning R for the final work, but this is a good practical approach if you are interested in the thema. Txs to Duke University !
By Sumit P
ā¢Apr 12, 2021
Explanations are excellent, lecturers are highly intelligent. Although a bit costly as per socio-economic conditions in my country, the course is a must if you want to make a career in Statistics and R.
By William A
ā¢Jun 1, 2016
I have watched the introduction video to this course and i was glad to learn some basics of probability. I hope it will enhance my data analysis skills and help to realize my career as a data scientist.