Statistical Computing with R
This page contains an outline of the topics, content, and assignments for the quarter. Note that this schedule will be updated as the semester progresses, with all changes documented here.
| Week | Date | Topic & Preview Activities | Practice Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friday, 1/24 | Intro to R & RStudio | |
| 2 | Friday, 1/31 | Intro to Quarto | Pair Activity 1: Secret Code |
| 3 | Friday, 2/7 | Intro to Version Control | |
| 4 | Friday, 2/14 | Intro to Data Visualization | Pair Activity 3: Finding Penguins |
| 5 | Friday, 2/21 | Importing Data | Pair Activity 4: Evaluating Youth Risk |
| 6-7 | Transforming Data | ||
| 8 | Friday, 3/14 | Pivoting and Joining Data | Pair Activity 5: Military Spending in Eastern Europe |
| 9 | Friday, 3/21 | Pivoting and Joining Data | Pair Activity 6: UN Voting Records |
| 10 | Friday, 3/28 | Factors | Pair Activity 7: COVID-19 Comparisons |
| 11 | Friday, 4/10 | Strings, Dates, and Times | Pair Activity 8: COVID-19 in California |
| 12 | Friday, 4/17 | Functions | Pair Activity 9: Writing Functions |
| 13 | Friday, 4/25 | Iteration | Pair Activity 10: Exploring the Star Wars Universe |
| 14 | Friday, 5/2 | Portfolio | Portfolio Work Day/Focus Groups |
| 15 | Friday, 5/9 | Special Topics | TBD |
| Finals | Portfolio Due 5/15 |