PGDM Core Subject

Statistical Modeling with R

Course Objective


Primary Mapping: PO2 (Critical Thinking) & PO6 (Global Perspective). Textbook: The Art of R Programming by Norman Matloff.

 

Evaluation Scheme

  • 6 Assignments: 30 Marks (5 Marks each).
  • Class Participation: 20 Marks.
  • Mid Term: 20 Marks.
  • End Term: 30 Marks.

Session

Session Name

Pre-Reading (Approx. Pages)

Assignment (5M)

1

R Ecosystem & Environment

Ch 1: Introduction (pp. 1-20)

 

2

Vectors & Matrices in R

Ch 2-3: Data Structures (pp. 25-55)

A1: Vector Logic

3

Lists & Data Frames

Ch 4-5: Handling Data (pp. 60-90)

 

4

Programming Structures (Loops)

Ch 7: Control Flow (pp. 140-165)

A2: Custom Function

5

Descriptive Stats in R

Ch 8: Math/Stats (pp. 190-210)

 

6

Probability Distributions

Ch 8: Simulation (pp. 211-230)

A3: Normal Dist.

7

Hypothesis Testing (T-tests)

Statistics Note: P-values

 

8

ANOVA in R

Statistics Note: Variance Analysis

A4: ANOVA Report

9

Non-Parametric Tests

Statistics Note: Chi-Square

 

10

Mid Term Exam (Theory/Lab)

Review Sessions 1-9

Mid Term (20M)

11

Linear Regression in R

Ch 10: Modeling (pp. 240-260)

 

12

Multiple Regression Analysis

Ch 10: Advanced Modeling (pp. 261-280)

A5: Multi-Reg Case

13

Logistic Regression & Binary

Technical Note: GLM Models

 

14

Time Series Forecasting

Ch 14: Time Series (pp. 320-340)

A6: Market Forecast

15

Cluster Analysis

Ch 11: Unsupervised (pp. 285-305)

 

16

Visualization with ggplot2

ggplot Manual: Layered Grammar

 

17

Dealing with Missing Data

Technical Note: Imputation

 

18

R for Global Economic Data

Technical Note: World Bank API

 

19

Optimization & Simulation

Ch 13: Simulation (pp. 310-330)

 

20

End Term Final Submission

Project Defense

End Term (30M)