Data Visualization and Transformation with R

Data Visualization and Transformation with R

This course is part of Data Science with R Specialization

Instructors: Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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Beginner level

No prior experience required

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

24 reviews

Beginner level

No prior experience required

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Transform, visualize, summarize, and analyze data in R, with packages from the Tidyverse, using RStudio
Carry out analyses in a reproducible and shareable manner with Quarto
Learn to effectively communicate results through an optional written project version controlled with Git and hosted on GitHub

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3 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 3 modules in this course

Learn the foundations of data science by exploring, transforming, and visualizing data with R. In this course, you’ll develop core skills in exploratory data analysis and statistical thinking including: using visualizations to uncover patterns, identifying trends, and generating insights.

You’ll gain hands-on experience with Tidyverse packages in R, work in RStudio, and create reproducible reports with Quarto. Along the way, you’ll also learn version control practices with Git and GitHub to document and share your work. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to transform and summarize data, craft clear and informative graphics, and communicate your findings through professional, reproducible workflows - laying the groundwork for all your future data science projects.

Hello World! In the first module, you will learn about what data science is and how data science techniques are used to make meaning from data and inform data-driven decisions. There is also discussion around the importance of reproducibility in science and the techniques used to achieve this. Next, you will learn the technology languages of R, RStudio, Quarto, and GitHub, as well as their role in data science and reproducibility.

What's included

4 videos11 readings1 assignment2 discussion prompts1 plugin

4 videos Total 44 minutes

Welcome 6 minutes
Code along :: My first data visualization - UN Votes 10 minutes
Meet the toolkit: R + RStudio 13 minutes
Meet the toolkit: Quarto 16 minutes

11 readings Total 105 minutes

Course Overview 10 minutes
Meet Your Instructors 10 minutes
IMS :: Chapter 1 - Hello data 10 minutes
Discussion Guidelines 10 minutes
Report a problem with the course 5 minutes
Get Ready to Compute with R and RStudio! 10 minutes
Code along :: My first data visualization - UN Votes - Companion 10 minutes
Code along :: My first data visualization - UN Votes - Companion (Complete) 10 minutes
R4DS :: Chp 2 - Introduction 10 minutes
R4DS :: Chp 28.1-28.5 - Quarto 10 minutes
IMS :: Chapter 3 - Applications: Data 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 20 minutes

Welcome to Data Science Quiz 20 minutes

2 discussion prompts Total 20 minutes

Course Introductions 10 minutes
Meet the toolkit: Programming exercises (Optional Reflection) 10 minutes

1 plugin Total 15 minutes

Meet the toolkit: Programming exercises 15 minutes

In our second module, we'll advance our understanding of R to set the stage for creating data visualizations using tidyverse’s data visualization package: ggplot2. We'll learn all about different data types and the appropriate data visualization techniques that can be used to plot these data. The majority of this module is to help best understand ggplot2 syntax and how it relates to the Grammar of Graphics. By the end of this module, you will have started building up the foundation of your statistical tool-kit needed to create basic data visualizations in R.

What's included

4 videos5 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt1 plugin

4 videos Total 45 minutes

Visualizing data 10 minutes
Building a plot step-by-step with ggplot2 8 minutes
Code along :: First look at Palmer Penguins 21 minutes
Grammar of graphics 7 minutes

5 readings Total 50 minutes

R4DS :: Chp 1 - Data visualization - Sections 1.1 - 1.4 10 minutes
Code along :: First look at Palmer Penguins - Companion 10 minutes
Code along :: First look at Palmer Penguins - Companion (Complete) 10 minutes
R4DS :: Chp 1 - Data visualization - Sections 1.5 - 1.8 10 minutes
R4DS :: Chp 2 - Workflow: basics 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 60 minutes

Data and Visualization Quiz 60 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

Bechdel + data visualization (Optional Reflection) 10 minutes

1 plugin Total 15 minutes

Bechdel + data visualization 15 minutes

In this module, we will take a step back and learn about tools for transforming data that might not yet be ready for visualization as well as for summarizing data with tidyverse’s data wrangling package: dplyr. In addition to describing distributions of single variables, you will also learn to explore relationships between two or more variables. Finally, you will continue to hone your data visualization skills with plots for various data types.

What's included

8 videos15 readings1 assignment2 discussion prompts1 plugin

8 videos Total 146 minutes

Grammar of data transformation 7 minutes
Code along :: Flights and pipes 34 minutes
Visualizing and summarizing categorical data 14 minutes
Code along :: StarWars characters 16 minutes
Visualizing and summarizing numerical data 13 minutes
Visualizing and summarizing relationships between variables 10 minutes
Code along :: Diving deeper with Palmer Penguins 35 minutes
Meet the toolkit: Git + GitHub 17 minutes

15 readings Total 150 minutes

R4DS :: Chp 3 - Data transformation - Sections 3.1 - 3.4 10 minutes
Code along :: Flights and pipes - Companion 10 minutes
Code along :: Flights and pipes - Companion (Complete) 10 minutes
IMS :: Chp 4 - Exploring categorical data 10 minutes
R4DS :: Chp 3 - Data transformation - Section 3.5 10 minutes
Code along :: StarWars characters - Companion 10 minutes
Code along :: StarWars characters - Companion (Complete) 10 minutes
IMS :: Chp 5 - Exploring numerical data 10 minutes
Code along :: Diving deeper with Palmer Penguins - Companion 10 minutes
Code along :: Diving deeper with Palmer Penguins - Companion (Complete) 10 minutes
IMS :: Chp 6 - Applications: Explore 10 minutes
R4DS :: Chp 3 - Data transformation - Sections 3.6 and 3.7 10 minutes
Happy Git with R :: Chapter 1 - Why Git? Why GitHub? 10 minutes
Exploring taxi rides in Chicago 10 minutes
Share your learning experience 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 60 minutes

Data Transformation Quiz 60 minutes

2 discussion prompts Total 20 minutes

Mario games + data visualization (Optional Reflection) 10 minutes
Exploratory Data Analysis Reflection 10 minutes

1 plugin Total 15 minutes

Mario games + data visualization 15 minutes

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Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel

Duke University

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