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1
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Jan 13
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Getting Started
Class orientation; workflow;
importing data; data provenance; tidy data; writing a research question
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Centrality & Variability
Due 01/26
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2
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Jan 20
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No Class - Inauguration Day
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3
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Jan 27
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Centrality & Variability
Data types &
scales; centrality & spread; variation & covariation; plot types
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Correlation
Due 02/02
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4
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Feb 03
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Correlation
Correlation metrics; outliers;
visualizing correlations; linear models
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Visualizing Information
Due 02/09
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Mini Project 1:
Exploring Data
Due 02/16
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5
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Feb 10
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Visualizing Information
Psychology of graphical
perception; preattentive attributes; ugly, bad, & wrong charts;
chart design best practices
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Amounts & Proportions
Due 02/16
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6
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Feb 17
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Amounts & Proportions
Manipulating factors;
plotting amounts with bars, dots, and lollipops; parts of whole
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Comparisons
Due 02/23
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Mini Project 2:
Re-design
Due 03/09
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7
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Feb 24
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Comparisons
Facets; reference lines; dumbbells;
slopes; distributions
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Trends
Due 03/02
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8
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Mar 03
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Trends
Line charts; heat maps; animation
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Cleaning Data
Due 03/09
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Final Project:
Proposal
Due 03/12
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9
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Mar 10
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Cleaning Data
Joins; reshaping data; date type data;
dealing with messy Excel files
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Polishing Charts
Due 03/23
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Mini Project 3:
Mini Analysis
Due 04/06
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10
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Mar 17
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No Class - Spring Break
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11
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Mar 24
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Polishing Charts
Colors; annotations; scales;
themes; multi-panel figures
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Maps
Due 03/30
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12
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Mar 31
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Maps
Maps in ggplot; mapping data to maps;
projections
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Interactive Charts
Due 04/06
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Final Project:
Progress Report
Due 04/16
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13
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Apr 07
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Interactive Charts
Plotly; leaflet
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Shiny Apps
Due 04/13
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14
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Apr 14
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Shiny Apps
Interactive apps; dashboards
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Communicating Results
Due 04/27
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15
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Apr 21
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No Class - Project Time!
Team meetings with
Prof. Helveston
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Final Project:
Final Report
Due 05/02
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16
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Apr 28
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Communicating Results
Telling stories; slide design;
giving a talk
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17
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May 05
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Project Presentations & Interviews!
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