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Build on your existing R skills and learn to run analyses more efficiently. In this advanced-level course, you’ll explore multiple approaches to problem-solving in R, focusing on creating your own functions, using control structures, loops, and functional programming techniques. You’ll also learn how to streamline your code using tidyverse piping syntax and create advanced visualisations with ggplot2.

Led by our Data Analytics Lead, Tamara Shatar, this hands-on course includes guided exercises to reinforce each concept and help you build practical, reusable solutions in R.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Write custom functions and concise, efficient R code
  • Use control structures, loops, and loop alternatives
  • Apply functionals and tidyverse piping for streamlined workflows
  • Create advanced visualisations using ggplot2
  • Strengthen overall confidence in building custom solutions in R

Prerequisite:

Completion of R Beginner and Intermediate courses or basic R familiarity is recommended. You should also have a basic understanding of statistics such as mean, median, and standard deviation.

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R Programming Training Courses

Course Icon R Beginner

Learn the basic principles of R programming, the language for statistical and data analysis.

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Course Icon R Intermediate

Data manipulation, basic exploratory data analysis, customised data visualisations and basic modelling in R.

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Course Icon Machine Learning in R

Learn the basic processes of machine learning using R programming. Led by an experienced data scientist.

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R Programming Advanced Course Content

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Working more efficiently in R

How to work more efficiently in R

Vectorisation

Using better functions

Concise code

Reusable scripts

Custom functions

Loops and other control structures

Loop alternatives

Functions to reduce typing

Printing objects after creating

with and within

Inserting multiple quotation marks

Create your own functions

Why write your own functions?

Basics of functions

What is a function?

Creating your own functions

Syntax for writing your own function

More complex functions

Ellipses and further arguments

Scope

Loading your functions

Loops and control structures in R

If and if else

Loops for loops

Saving results from a loop

Improving your code

While loops

Repeat loops

Loop alternatives

Functionals

apply functions

split

map functions

map variants

Returning a vector

walk

Loop, apply or map?

Tidyverse piping syntax

Purpose

Using the pipe

Pipe variants

The tee operator

The exposition operator

Plotting with ggplot2

The grammar of graphics

Required components

Using ggplot()

Scatterplot

Line chart

ggplot2 resources

Frequently Asked Questions

Course Introduction

Our R courses were designed by Tamara Shatar, who holds a PhD in Agricultural Data Science. She focused her extensive experience and skills in modelling using machine learning, simulation and other techniques to create a course with depth and applicability. 

The course is consistently well reviewed by students. 

"The course was really good, the resources provided to help after the course are excellent. I was a bit overwhelmed at the beginning trying to learn a new language, but I was put at ease and we went through the content at a pace that I could understand." - R Beginner Brisbane 

"Interesting material and very well run. Thanks again." - R Advanced Brisbane Remote

What is Remote Training?

We offer some of our more specialist courses in a remote format. At Nexacu, this means you will learn the same content as you would in our classrooms and the same trainer will deliver training but all students will log in from their own premises and device. Our Data Scientist, Tamara will host the Data Analytics training sessions, walking you through the basics of R and answering questions and encouraging discussion along the way.

Why Learn R? 

Rather than being a point-and-click tool, R is a language that is used for writing reusable scripts, enabling automation and repeatable workflows. Because it is a language, it offers a huge amount of flexibility in manipulating data and the ability to write new functions. Even without a background in programming, it is relatively easy to get up and running once you know the basics. 

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Related Training Courses

Course Icon R Beginner

Learn the basic principles of R programming, the language for statistical and data analysis.

download course pdf
Course Icon R Intermediate

Data manipulation, basic exploratory data analysis, customised data visualisations and basic modelling in R.

download course pdf
Course Icon Machine Learning in R

Learn the basic processes of machine learning using R programming. Led by an experienced data scientist.

download course pdf

Locations In-Person & Online

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Locations In-Person & Online

Find the nearest location and date that works for you

Trusted Globally by Leading Organisations

At Nexacu, we are proud to be the trusted training partner for hundreds of leading organisations across Australia, New Zealand, and around the world. From government agencies to multinational corporations, we help teams build practical skills and achieve real outcomes through expert-led training.

  • 400+ companies rely on Nexacu for workforce development
  • Trusted by government agencies at all levels
  • Delivering training across 9 countries and growing

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