Transform raw data into valuable insights using R's powerful tidyverse tools. This beginner-friendly course introduces you to essential data cleaning and manipulation techniques, making complex data tasks approachable and practical. Learn how to clean messy data, handle missing values, and prepare datasets for analysis using Microsoft's development environment and AI assistance.



Data Manipulation and Cleaning in R
This course is part of Microsoft R Programming for Everyone Professional Certificate

Instructor: Microsoft
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There are 5 modules in this course
Welcome to your first step in mastering data cleaning! In this module, you'll get hands-on experience with dplyr, the powerhouse package for data manipulation in R. We'll work with real retail sales data as you learn to filter, arrange, and transform your data with ease. By the end of this module, you'll be confidently writing clean, efficient code using the pipe operator and essential dplyr functions that professional data analysts use daily.
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2 videos2 plugins
Data rarely comes in the perfect format we need - and that's exactly what we'll tackle in this module. Using tidyr, you'll learn to reshape data like a pro, converting between wide and long formats, and handling complex data structures. Through practical exercises with regional sales data, you'll master the tools needed to transform messy data into clean, analysis-ready formats.
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1 video1 plugin
Text data can be particularly challenging, but not after this module! You'll work with stringr to clean and standardize text data effectively. Using real product descriptions and customer data, you'll learn pattern matching and advanced string manipulation techniques that will make text data cleaning a breeze. You'll see how combining stringr with dplyr creates powerful solutions for complex data cleaning challenges.
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2 plugins
Let's tackle those pesky data quality issues! In this module, you'll learn professional approaches to handling missing values, outliers, and duplicates. Working with actual order and inventory data, you'll develop strategies for maintaining data quality. Plus, you'll discover how modern AI tools can help automate your cleaning processes, making your work more efficient and consistent.
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1 video2 plugins
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3 ungraded labs
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