Overview

Course organisation

This course introduces important concepts of the R programming language and its usage. It is designed as an introductory course for people with limited programming experience, but with the goal to make you fit for follow-up courses based on R such as courses in advanced statistics, data science or bioinformatics. Or to get you started exploring the endless possibilities of R on your own.

The material is used at the University of Fribourg in multiple ways:

SBL.30001 Introduction to R

This is a two week block course that covers the material presented in Chapters 1-12 as follows:

  • First Monday: Chapters 1 - 4
  • First Wednesday: Chapters 5 - 7
  • First Friday: extra study time
  • Second Monday: Chapter 8
  • Second Wednesday: Chapters 9 - 12
  • Second Friday: extra study time

SBC.07109 Programming with R

This is a one week block course that covers the material presented in Chapters 13 - 15 as follows:

  • Monday: Chapters 13 - 14
  • Wednesday: Chapter 15
  • Friday: extra study time

Please note that the second course SBC.07109 Programming in R is only open to students that either also followed the first course SBL.30001 Introduction to R or already have experience with R. If unsure about the required level, browse Chapters 1-12 and judge for yourself!

Winter School in Data Analytics and Machine Learning

The module Introduction to R covers Chapters 1-12

Online quizzes

Access the quizzes for all chapters here. To be granted access to the exams of SBL.30001 Introduction to R and SBC.07109 Programming with R, you will need to successfully pass all the corresponding quizzes. All quizzes need to be successfully completed one week after the end of the corresponding course. The online quizzes are not required for the Winter School in Data Analytics and Machine Learning. You’ll need to work on a small assignment and hand it in some time after the course.

R make-up exams during the first week of the Spring Semester 2025

Download the format for the answer scripts here here: https://rexam.netlify.app

Please fill in your solutions as shown below, as if it were the solution block inside the rquiz application. You’re not supposed to copy any of the code provided in some of the solutions. Only write in your script whatever you would write into the solution block online.

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#Question 1 
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y <- 5

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#Question 2
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x + y

Please upload your script for the make-up exams here: https://forms.gle/4xVV6RiqS9xHu4qV7