Exploratory Data Analysis

About this course

This course covers the essential exploratory techniques for summarizing data. These techniques are typically applied before formal modeling commences and can help inform the development of more complex statistical models. Exploratory techniques are also important for eliminating or sharpening potential hypotheses about the world that can be addressed by the data. We will cover in detail the plotting systems in R as well as some of the basic principles of constructing data graphics. We will also cover some of the common multivariate statistical techniques used to visualize high-dimensional data.

What you will learn

• Understand analytic graphics and the base plotting system in R
• Use advanced graphing systems such as the Lattice system
• Make graphical displays of very high dimensional data
• Apply cluster analysis techniques to locate patterns in data