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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
Descriptive statistics extracts the information hidden under any data. In the Descriptive Statistics with R Software programme, you will learn about descriptive statistics' various tools. You will be using the open-source R software to learn these tools based on mathematical and statistical functions. This course has been designed for undergraduate students studying mathematics and science or humanities students with a background in statistics. If you are a professional working in analytics, you will find this course useful.
Descriptive Statistics with R Software certification is an online course of eight-week duration in Mathematics. It is an elective undergraduate/postgraduate course taught by the faculty of IIT Kanpur and NIT Sikkim. There will be assignments and practical usage of the software to break the monotony of theoretical lectures. All the course material will be available for free on the online learning portal Swayam.
Descriptive Statistics with R Software also offers certification. For this, you must submit all assignments and appear for an offline exam that is conducted after the course conclusion.
The Highlights
- R Software
- Eight weeks duration
- UG/PG Course
- Faculty from IIT Kanpur and NIT Sikkim
- Elective course in mathematics
- E-certification available
- Free to audit
- AICTE approved FDP
- Available on Swayam
- Industry supported
Programme Offerings
- E-certification
- Faculty from IIT Kanpur and NIT Sikkim
- Industry supported
- R Software
- AICTE approved FDP
- Online UG/PG Course
- Elective course in mathematics
- Free to audit
- Available on Swayam
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | IIT Kanpur |
- Descriptive Statistics with R Software training has no enrolment fee. There is an option exam fee of Rs. 1,000 that you need to pay if you want to appear for the certification examination.
Descriptive Statistics with R Software programme fee structure
Course Name | Fee |
Descriptive Statistics with R Software (Exam fee) | Rs. 1,000 |
Eligibility Criteria
To understand Descriptive Statistics with R Software on a deeper level, you need to have an intermediate level understanding of mathematics and a background in statistics.
Certificate Qualifying Details
To obtain the Descriptive Statistics with R Software certification, you need to fulfill the below given criteria:
- Submit all assignments and achieve greater than or equal to 10/25 marks
- Appear for the offline exam and achieve greater than or equal to 30/75 marks
- Get a final score of 40/100
The final score = Assignment score + Exam score.
For assignments, the best six out of a total of eight will be considered. The assignment and exam marks will be appropriated to find your marks out of 25 and 75, respectively.
Fulfillment of all three criteria is compulsory for certification.
What you will learn
You are encouraged to complete the Descriptive Statistics with R Software programme because you will understand
- The essential tools of descriptive statistics.
- How to use R software to conduct descriptive statistical analysis.
Who it is for
Descriptive Statistics with R Software certification course will be best suited for humanities students with a background in mathematics and statistics, undergraduate students in science and engineering, or professionals working in analytics.
Admission Details
Below given is the Descriptive Statistics with R Software programme admission process:
Step 1: Go to the Swayam website and either sign in or sign up. Website link: https://swayam.gov.in/
Step 2: Go to the course link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc21_ma37/preview
Step 3: Click on ‘Join’ if enrollment is open.
Application Details
You can apply for the Descriptive Statistics with R Software programme by signing into the Swayam platform. To sign in, you can use your existing Swayam profile or your Facebook, Microsoft or Google profile. You can also sign up using your email address and choosing a username and password. Once the email is verified, your application is complete.
The Syllabus
Evaluation process
Candidates willing to appear for the Descriptive Statistics with R Software training exam must fill the online registration form and pay the requisite exam fee. The examination will be proctored and will be held at the end of the term in multiple centres. The examination will be in person. There will be two sessions available, morning and afternoon from 9 am to 12 pm and 2 pm to 5 pm respectively. All the details related to the exam and exam centres will be given after submitting the registration form.
Instructors
IIT Kanpur Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
The educators for Descriptive Statistics with R Software are professor Shalabh of IIT Kanpur and professor Prashant Jha of NIT Sikkim.
Descriptive Statistics with R Software certification exam is held a few weeks after the end of the course.
The duration of the Descriptive Statistics with R Software programme is eight weeks.
This course comes under the Mathematics category.
In order to check the status of the enrollment opening, you can visit the official website of Swayam.