This course is the foundation for introducing students to key topics in data science, including data acquisition/preparation and exploratory data analysis. Major topics include an introduction to the R programming language and RStudio integrated development environment, working with modern data formats (e.g. XML, CSV, JSON, XLS, XHTML), data import/export (e.g. files, APIs – application programming interfaces – , web sites, databases), finding data to augment analyses, and exploratory data analysis & visualization.
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Semester Offered
Fall/Spring semesters