The Department of Computer Application of IMS Ghaziabad (University Courses Campus) organized a webinar “R Programming Language” on 1st August, 2020. The session began with the introduction of topic and introduction of the guest by Dr. Gagan Varshney, Chairperson-BCA as a token of gratitude. Speaker of the webinar was Mr. Chander Prakash, Technical Trainer, KSOFT, Noida. The objective of the webinar was to provide hands on training to the participants on various aspects of programming concepts and statistical techniques using R programming. In this webinar, participants got an overview of R Studio interface, basic R syntax and best programming practices. The participants also got insight about the fundamentals around how and why to apply the R language to data processing, analysis and visualizations. The speaker gave practical demonstration about how to program in R and how to use R for effective data analysis. The participants gained much knowledge about the R Programming and gained skills required for successful career in predictive analytics. It was good learning experience for everyone. At the end of session, Dr. Alok Singh Chauhan proposed formal vote of thanks to the honorable speaker, Director (Dr. Sapna Rakesh), Chairperson-BCA (Dr. Gagan Varshney) and students.
Learning Outcome:
1. Students got experience to download and install R and R Studio.
2. Students understood the basics in R programming in terms of constructs, control statements.
3. Students learnt the concept of R programming from a statistical perspective.
4. Students got to know about how to program in R and how to use R for effective data analysis.
