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Aug 31 |
Getting Started
Class orientation; workflow; importing data; data wrangling & plotting refresher |
Tidy Data
Due: Sep 06 |
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Sep 07 |
Tidy Data
Tidy data; reshaping data; data provenance; writing a research question |
Cleaning Data
Due: Sep 13 |
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Sep 14 |
Cleaning Data
Joins; changing data types; dealing with messy Excel files |
Centrality & Variability
Due: Sep 20 |
Data Cleaning
Due: Sep 27 |
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Sep 21 |
Centrality & Variability
Data types & scales; centrality & spread; variation & covariation; plot types |
Correlation
Due: Sep 27 |
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Proposal
Due: Oct 04 |
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Sep 28 |
Correlation
Correlation metrics; outliers; visualizing correlations; linear models |
Visualizing Information
Due: Oct 04 |
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Oct 05 |
Visualizing Information
Psychology of graphical perception; preattentive attributes; ugly, bad, & wrong charts; chart design best practices |
Amounts & Proportions
Due: Oct 11 |
Exploring Data
Due: Oct 18 |
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Oct 12 |
Amounts & Proportions
Manipulating factors; plotting amounts with bars, dots, and lollipops; parts of whole |
Comparisons
Due: Oct 18 |
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Oct 19 |
Comparisons
Facets; reference lines; dumbbells; slopes; distributions |
Trends
Due: Oct 25 |
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Progress Report
Due: Nov 01 |
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Oct 26 |
Trends
Line charts; heat maps; animation |
Polishing Charts
Due: Nov 01 |
Re-design
Due: Nov 15 |
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Nov 02 |
Polishing Charts
Colors; annotations; scales; themes; multi-panel figures |
Maps
Due: Nov 08 |
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Nov 09 |
Maps
Maps in ggplot; mapping data to maps; projections |
Interactive Charts
Due: Nov 15 |
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Nov 16 |
Interactive Charts
Plotly; leaflet |
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Nov 23 |
Thanksgiving - no class
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Nov 30 |
Shiny Apps
Interactive applications & dashboards |
Communicating Results
Due: Dec 06 |
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Final Report
Due: Dec 11 |
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Dec 07 |
Communicating Results
Telling stories; slide design; giving a talk |
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Final Presentation
Due: Dec 13 |
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Dec 14 |
Final Presentations
Don't panic! |
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