R is among the most powerful and widely used programming languages for data analysis in both science and businesses. R is a free open source tool, and new packages and functionalities are continuously being added.
The one-week intensive seminar "BAN420 Introduction to R" constitutes the first part of BAN400 and is an absolute prerequisite for taking BAN400. Please note that BAN420 contains mandatory attendance and activities in the very beginning of the teaching term.
While BAN420 covers many technical details in R programming, BAN400 goes deeper into the programming structures in R. We will introduce modern software development tools that help solving business and economic problems with R. In addition to the learning outcomes from BAN420, you will in this course carry out complete empirical projects from data collection to end product using tools from the R ecosystem.
After successfully completing the course, you will be able to use R as your analytical tool to solve a variety of problems in your academic and professional life.