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Vectorized Computations.mp4

In R, loops are often not the most efficient way to do repetitive calculations. Rather than doing the calculations for each value of a variable it is much more efficient to organize the values of…

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Repetitive Execution - Part 1 (for Loops)

Loops are a basic element of all computer programming. In R, loops are somewhat less necessary than in many other languages because R can do vectorized calculations---calculations on all of the…

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Conditional Execution - Part 1 (The ifelse() Function).mp4

The ifelse() function evaluates a logical object (usually a vector-valued logical condition) and returns an object of the same dimension with TRUE values replaced by a value, or vector of values,…

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Introduction to R - Part 1 (CRAN and Using the R Console)

In this video we introduce R. We give a brief overview of what R is; introduce CRAN (the Comprehensive R Archive Network website) and show how to find installation files, packages and documentation;…

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