R is a programming language and free software environment for statistical computing and graphics supported by the R Foundation for Statistical Computing. While R is widely used among statisticians and data miners for statistical software and data analysis, it is becoming popular among data scientists as well. Proficiency in R has become a standard requirement for many data science and statistician-related jobs.

We recommend these courses for those with some basic knowledge of R that want to use it in a Data Science and Software Development context. You may wish to use it for exploratory data analysis, data visualization, probability, inference, linear regression, and more. You may desire to expand your data science skills and use R in your everyday role to interact more with the data you work with.

According to Burning Glass, there were ~50K job postings in the last 12 months requiring R as a skill. Some of the functional job titles requiring this skill are Business Intelligence Analyst, Operations Research Analyst, Management Analyst, and Market Research Analyst. If your work involves data analysis, modeling, or visualization, R is a powerful skill to add to your portfolio.