String Manipulation and Length Calculation in R

Working with text data is a fundamental skill in data analysis, yet managing string lengths and structures can often lead to unexpected errors. This written course guides you through the core mechanics of text processing in R, ensuring you can confidently clean and prepare data for analysis. You will start with the absolute basics, learning how R stores characters and how to measure text length accurately. By completing this course, you will understand how to manipulate character vectors, handle missing values in text, and apply modern string functions to real-world datasets. What you'll learn: - Understand how R handles text data types and basic data structures - Calculate string lengths accurately using native functions and modern tidyverse packages - Manage whitespace, special characters, and encoding differences in text - Apply string operations across data frames and vectors efficiently - Practice cleaning raw text data to prepare it for downstream analysis This course begins with essential terminology and foundational string concepts before moving into practical text-manipulation exercises. You will progress from simple character measurements to handling complex text patterns in structured datasets. This course is designed for beginners who are new to R or looking to strengthen their text-processing skills. No prior programming experience is required. Dive into the text and start mastering string manipulation in R today.