I am pursuing Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences from Sambalpur University, Odisha, India. I am specialised in water and soil analysis. I use SPSS and MS-excel for preparation of graphs and other statistical analysis. However, I find myself lacking in data representation in my research articles. I want to improve visibility of my research papers through R programming language. Please suggest a few study materials, including YouTube videos for quick learning.
I'm obviously biased, but I would recommend my own website for this purpose, https://rcompanion.org/handbook/ . The examples are not from the field of environmental science. (Although maybe a few are !)
I have used this to teach undergraduates with no statistical or R background.
You can let me know if you find anything that isn't working, or should be updated.
- "R for Data Science" by Garrett Grolemund and Hadley Wickham (available free online) is excellent for beginners.
- "The Art of R Programming" by Norman Matloff focuses on learning R as a programming language.
Stay Consistent and Patient
- Practice Regularly: Set aside time each day or week to practice coding.
- Solve Real Problems: Try solving problems you’re interested in (e.g., analyzing your own data or datasets from Kaggle).
Do register free courses available by government initiative like Nptel, MOOC course, Swayam website.
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