The 9-day training on Financial Data Analysis using R, attended by 15 participants from various financial institutions, successfully concluded today. The program covered a wide range of topics relevant to the finance and banking sectors, focusing on the use of R as a powerful tool for financial analysis.
Participants were introduced to R and R Studio, learning the installation process and understanding why R stands out in comparison to other computing software. Key applications of R in finance were explored, including data cleaning, validation, and transformation, where participants engaged with datasets by manipulating variables, vectors, data frames, and matrices.
The interactive, hands-on approach ensured participants gained a robust understanding of R’s applications, ready to leverage their knowledge to drive data-driven strategies within their respective organizations.