If you want to participate in the data revolution, you need the right tools and skills. R is a free, open-source language for data science that is among the most popular platforms for professional analysts. Learn the basics of R and get started finding insights from your own data, in this course with professor and data scientist Barton Poulson. The lessons explain how to get started with R, including installing R, RStudio, and code packages that extend R’s power. You also see first-hand how to use R and RStudio for beginner-level data modeling, visualization, and statistical analysis. By the end of the course, you’ll have a thorough introduction to the power and flexibility of R, and understand how to leverage this tool to explore and analyze a wide variety of data.

As a developer, you will encounter the SQLite database engine in a lot of places: as a storage engine for web browsers, in IoT, on mobile phones, for configuration and log storage, and many more use cases. In this course, programmer and data analyst Brian Jepson gives you all the information you need to get started using SQLite. Learn about SQLite setup and the command-line interface. Check out DB Browser and learn to use the SELECT statement. Explore ways to create, add, modify, and delete data, then deep dive into more uses of SELECT and other functions. Find out how to work with SQLite databases from a web application, pair it with programming languages, and embed it in phones and IoT devices. Get started with this very versatile engine!