Natural Language Processing (NLP) in R
- Open to
- Government analysts
- Training category
- Analytical, Data science
- Type of training
- Online
- Length
- 2 days
- Organiser
- Data Science Campus
- Provider
- Data Science Campus
- Location
- Online
Natural Language Processing (NLP) is used for processing and analysing natural language. NLP is rapidly evolving in line with new approaches, toolsets, and the increase of data availability.
In this introductory course, we will cover the basics of NLP topics including:
- the process of “cleaning” a dataset
- how to explore a dataset
- how to apply simple feature engineering techniques to transform the data – this will help you expand your analytical capabilities
Who this course is for
This course is aimed at learners who are not experts in natural language processing, but are familiar with code in R.
Learning outcomes
On this course you will learn:
- about the fundamental concepts and techniques of natural language processing
- how to use a regular expression to extract patterns from text
- to understand and apply the necessary steps to “clean”, explore, and transform the dataset in the appropriate order
- how to use text analysis or “sentiment analysis” with real datasets
How to book
Please use your Learning Hub account to access the course online.
If you do not have a Learning Hub account, please use our sign-up form.
Contact
If you would like more information about this course, please email datacampus@ons.gov.uk.