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Data Analytics Lesson 9 Slides

This document introduces R, a powerful and open-source statistical programming language used for data analysis, highlighting its compatibility with various operating systems and extensive libraries. It also discusses RStudio as a user-friendly IDE for R and mentions over 15,000 available R packages. Additionally, the document covers maximum likelihood estimation as a method for estimating distribution parameters and determining the best-fitting model for data.

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Data Analytics Lesson 9 Slides

This document introduces R, a powerful and open-source statistical programming language used for data analysis, highlighting its compatibility with various operating systems and extensive libraries. It also discusses RStudio as a user-friendly IDE for R and mentions over 15,000 available R packages. Additionally, the document covers maximum likelihood estimation as a method for estimating distribution parameters and determining the best-fitting model for data.

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Diploma in

Data Analytics
Lesson 1: Introduction to R
Introduction to R
Working in R
Maximum likelihood

Lesson Objectives
Lesson 1
Introduction
to R
ONE
What is R
Powerful statistical
programming language and
free software for data analysis
Why R
• Open source
• Ranks 8th in TIOBE index (and
increasing)
• Windows, Mac, Linux OS
• Libraries implements wide
variety of statistical and
graphical techniques
[Link]
Download R
R Studio
IDE or Front face for R
Why RStudio
• Open source
• Windows, Mac, Linux OS
• User-friendly
[Link]
Download
products/rstudio/
RStudio
download/
Working in R
TWO
R packages

• Over 15 000 packages


• Most used and popular
packages: tidyr, plotly,
ggplot2, etc.

Source: [Link]
ISLR library
Package for collection of
dataset used in book ISLR
Maximum
likelihood
THREE
Estimation
• Point

• Interval
Methods of
estimation
Method of least squares
Maximum likelihood
Maximum
likelihood
Method used to estimate the
parameters of a distribution
Maximum
likelihood
estimation
Which model fits the data the
best?

Source: [Link]
explained-maximum-likelihood-estimation-c7b4342fdbb1
Maximum
likelihood
estimation
Normal distribution
Blue line is best fit for data
points

Source: [Link]
estimation-c7b4342fdbb1

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