BIG DATA COMPUTING

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This course covers R Programming language for effective Data Analytics. Practical issues in statistical computing such as generic programming language concepts for a high-level statistical language, including processing Big Data from the web, from APIs and from databases in various formats. Constructing exploratory summaries of data in support of specific questions, and creating visualizations of multidimensional data using exploratory multivariate statistical techniques. Working examples with Big Datasets are provided from social, media, scientific and economic fields.