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Microsoft R Programming for Everyone Professional Certificate
Microsoft

Microsoft R Programming for Everyone Professional Certificate

Build R Programming Skills with Microsoft Tools. Go from a beginner to a confident R programmer, using Microsoft's powerful ecosystem and AI tools.

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Beginner level

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Flexible schedule
4 months at 10 hours a week
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Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise
Beginner level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule
4 months at 10 hours a week
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers

Overview

  • Learn and apply fundamental R programming concepts and syntax using Microsoft Visual Studio Code.

  • Import, manipulate, and export data using R with Microsoft integration.

  • Conduct and interpret basic and advanced statistical analyses and create professional-grade data visualizations and reports in R.

  • Utilize generative AI tools to streamline and enhance coding and data analysis tasks.

What’s included

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Taught in English
Recently updated!

June 2025

39 practice exercises

Advance your career with in-demand skills

  • Receive professional-level training from Microsoft
  • Demonstrate your technical proficiency
  • Earn an employer-recognized certificate from Microsoft

Professional Certificate - 5 course series

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Development Environment
Category: Microsoft Copilot
Category: Programming Principles
Category: Software Documentation
Category: Microsoft Visual Studio
Category: Technical Documentation
Category: Software Versioning

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Data Cleansing
Category: Data Wrangling
Category: Data Transformation
Category: R Programming
Category: Data Quality
Category: Tidyverse (R Package)
Category: Generative AI
Category: Text Mining
Category: Data Structures
Category: Data Import/Export
Category: Data Validation

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Exploratory Data Analysis
Category: Rmarkdown
Category: Correlation Analysis
Category: Data Visualization Software
Category: Descriptive Statistics
Category: Ggplot2
Category: Interactive Data Visualization
Category: Plotly
Category: Data Cleansing
Category: Tidyverse (R Package)
Category: Data Storytelling
Category: Data Analysis
Category: R Programming
Category: Statistical Methods
Category: Health Informatics
Category: Statistical Analysis
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Data Visualization
Category: Statistical Visualization
Category: Generative AI

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: R Programming
Category: Regression Analysis
Category: Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
Category: Statistical Hypothesis Testing
Category: Statistical Analysis
Category: Statistical Methods
Category: Predictive Modeling
Category: Statistical Inference
Category: Forecasting
Category: Data Presentation
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Generative AI
Category: Descriptive Statistics

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Web Scraping
Category: Spatial Data Analysis
Category: Data Visualization
Category: Geospatial Information and Technology
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Data Visualization Software
Category: Data Collection
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: Development Environment
Category: GitHub
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Rmarkdown
Category: Interactive Data Visualization
Category: Leaflet (Software)
Category: R Programming
Category: Data Science

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