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    Category: Technical > Analytical or scientific

Description

R is a programming language primarily used for statistical computing and graphics. It allows users to manipulate data, perform statistical analyses, and create high-quality graphics. Users can start with basic arithmetic operations and data manipulation, then progress to more complex tasks like creating advanced plots, writing functions, and performing statistical tests. As proficiency increases, users can create reproducible reports, develop R packages, handle large datasets, and even interface R with other languages. Expert users can engage in parallel computing, develop interactive apps, apply machine learning algorithms, and contribute to the open-source community.

Expected Behaviors

  • Fundamental Awareness

    At the fundamental awareness level, individuals are expected to understand the basics of R, be familiar with its syntax, and know the basic data types. They should also be able to install and load R packages and have an understanding of the R environment and workspace.

  • Novice

    Novices should be able to perform basic arithmetic operations in R and understand and use vectors, matrices, lists, and data frames. They should have basic data manipulation skills such as sorting, filtering, and aggregating data, and be able to create simple plots using base R graphics. Understanding of control structures like if-else statements and loops is also expected.

  • Intermediate

    Intermediate users should be proficient in data manipulation using the dplyr package and be able to create complex plots using the ggplot2 package. They should understand and apply statistical tests in R, write and debug R functions, and understand R's object-oriented systems and S3 classes.

  • Advanced

    Advanced users should be proficient in creating reproducible reports using R Markdown and be able to develop and use R packages. They should understand and apply advanced statistical modeling techniques, handle large datasets using the data.table package, and interface R with other languages like C++ (using Rcpp).

  • Expert

    Experts should be proficient in parallel computing in R and be able to develop shiny apps for interactive data visualization. They should understand and apply machine learning algorithms in R, be proficient in bioinformatics analysis using Bioconductor packages, and contribute to the R open source community.

Micro Skills

Familiarity with the history and purpose of R

Knowledge of how to install R and RStudio

Understanding the basic structure of the R interface

Understanding the use of assignment operators

Knowledge of how to call functions and use arguments

Ability to create and manipulate variables

Understanding of numeric, character, and logical data types

Ability to convert between different data types

Knowledge of how to check the data type of a variable

Understanding of what an R package is

Knowledge of how to install a package using install.packages() function

Ability to load a package into the session using library() or require() function

Knowledge of how to view and clear the workspace

Understanding of how to save and load R objects

Familiarity with the concept of R environment and scope

Knowledge of basic arithmetic operators

Understanding of special arithmetic operators

Performing basic arithmetic operations on numbers

Performing basic arithmetic operations on vectors

Understanding of precedence rules

Using square root function

Using logarithm function

Using exponential function

Understanding of comparison operators in R

Knowledge of logical operators in R

Ability to use filter function in dplyr

Understanding of ggplot2 syntax

Ability to create scatter plots

Ability to create bar plots and histograms

Understanding of t-test assumptions

Ability to perform one-sample t-test

Ability to perform two-sample t-test

Knowledge of function components

Ability to use return statement in functions

Understanding of function environment

Knowledge of classes and objects

Understanding of inheritance

Knowledge of encapsulation

Understanding the basics of R Markdown syntax

Ability to create tables and lists in R Markdown

Knowledge of how to embed R code chunks in R Markdown

Ability to customize the appearance of an R Markdown report

Understanding of how to convert R Markdown to different output formats

Understanding the structure of an R package

Knowledge of how to write documentation for an R package

Ability to test an R package using testthat

Understanding of how to submit an R package to CRAN

Knowledge of how to manage package dependencies

Ability to perform linear and logistic regression

Understanding of generalized linear models

Knowledge of how to perform survival analysis

Ability to perform multivariate analysis

Understanding of mixed effects models

Understanding the basics of data.table syntax

Ability to perform fast aggregation of large data sets

Knowledge of how to join tables using data.table

Ability to reshape data with data.table

Understanding of how to handle missing values in data.table

Understanding the basics of Rcpp syntax

Knowledge of how to write C++ functions for use in R

Ability to debug C++ code in R

Understanding of how to pass data between R and C++

Knowledge of how to compile and link C++ code in R

Knowledge of basic parallel computing terminology

Familiarity with different types of parallelism

Understanding of parallel computing architectures

Understanding of the structure of a Shiny app

Ability to add user input elements

Ability to create reactive outputs

Understanding of supervised learning algorithms

Understanding of unsupervised learning algorithms

Familiarity with reinforcement learning

Understanding of biological data formats

Proficiency in using Bioconductor packages for data import

Ability to perform basic data manipulations

Familiarity with the R community's code of conduct

Understanding of the package development process

Familiarity with R's coding standards

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  • Expert
    2 years work experience
  • Achievement Ownership
    Yes
  • Micro-skills
    78
  • Roles requiring skill
    4
  • Customizable
    Yes
  • Last Update
    Mon Sep 25 2023
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