Editing Data Into Insights (Spring 2021)/Visualization Project
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I have identified a few fairly straightforward datasets that I'd like you to choose from: | I have identified a few fairly straightforward datasets that I'd like you to choose from: | ||
* [https://github.com/allisonhorst/palmerpenguins Palmer Penguin data] - this is a dataset of measurements of 344 penguins living in Antarctica | * [https://github.com/allisonhorst/palmerpenguins Palmer Penguin data] - this is a dataset of measurements of 344 penguins living in Antarctica | ||
* [https://dplyr.tidyverse.org/reference/starwars.html Star | * [https://dplyr.tidyverse.org/reference/starwars.html Star Ward Characters] - this is a dateset of attributes of 87 characters from the Star Wars universe | ||
Both datasets are designed for easy import into R. To install the penguin data, you just need to run: | Both datasets are designed for easy import into R. To install the penguin data, you just need to run: | ||
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=== Explore the data and identify a story === | === Explore the data and identify a story === | ||
Look through the data. Both of these datasets have descriptions of each of their columns (in <code>?penguins</code> and <code>?starwars</code>, respectively). Once you understand the dataset you want to work with consider different ways of displaying or summarizing the data. Consider what | Look through the data. Both of these datasets have descriptions of each of their columns (in <code>?penguins</code> and <code>?starwars</code>, respectively). Once you understand the dataset you want to work with consider different ways of displaying or summarizing the data. Consider what story could be told through different ways of visualizing the data and think carefully about a story that you want to tell. | ||
Then, make a plan for how you want to tell that story | Then, make a plan for how you want to tell that story. At this point, it may be helpful to make a sketch of what you want the visualization to look like. | ||
=== Create a visualization === | === Create a visualization === | ||
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=== Submit === | === Submit === | ||
Knit your file into an HTML or Doc file and submit it on Brightspace. | |||
=== Sample Code === | === Sample Code === |