class: # Explore new data ### Session 3 <div class="title-footer"> <img src="images/academy-logo.png"> <div> August 12th, 2024</div> </div> --- # Choose a new data set to explore ### Some options: 1. Your own data — e.g. a data set from work (one that others are allowed to see) 2. [Posit Academy Data Gallery](https://posit-academy.quarto.pub/data-gallery/datasets.html) - a curated list of data sets organized by industry/topic 3. [Seattle Open Data](https://data.seattle.gov/) (or some other [publicly available data](https://posit-academy.quarto.pub/data-gallery/resources.html) that interests you) --- class: # Getting started <img src="images/explore-new-data/campsite.png" width="70%" /> --- # Getting started .pull-left[ .center[**Upload your data**] <!-- --> ] .pull-right[ .center[**Use the provided Quarto document (or create a new one)**] <!-- --> ] --- # Work together! * Form small groups of 2 - 3 * You can each choose a different data set to work with (or work with the same data set) * Check in with your neighbors when you get stuck (we will come help too) * You will share your progress with your group later on --- # Objectives * **Import your data** into R (anyone working with files formats other than .csv?) * **Compute summary statistics** to better understand your data -- what types of variables do you have? How much variation is there within certain variables of interest? * **Follow your curiosity** -- what relationships do you want to explore? Come up with one or two questions to investigate. * **Create at least one plot and one table** to explore patterns of covariation in the data * (Optional) **Create a rendered Quarto report**. Add formatting to your document and experiment with different output formats ## 🕗 Until coffee break (3:00 PM)