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Each module is built around a project with real-world data
List of modules
Basics 1
Write scripts Import and graphing
Project: How well does a country's income level predict their population's happiness?
Data: Gallup surveys
Basics 2
Collapse data Add script comments
Project: How are our educational successes determined before we're even born?
Data: NLSY surveys
Basics 3
Create variables Set working directory
Project: How much more food can we produce today than 100 years ago?
Data: NASS agricultural surveys
Basics 4
Multi-line graphs Rounding
Project: What categories of medical expenses are driving healthcare costs in the U.S.?
Data: MEPS medical expenditures
Basics 5
R Projects Filter data
Project: What states have the most water-quality violations?
Data: EPA Safe Water Drinking Act violations
Advanced 1
Join Paste text strings
Project: How much access to tree shade do low-income communities have?
Data: NLCD tree canopy and Census poverty
Advanced 2
If else variable logic Global values
Project: How effective was the Acid Rain Program at reducing sulfur dioxide emissions?
Data: EPA emissions
Advanced 3
Reshape long Hexadecimal colors
Project: Did Brexit reduce exports from the United Kingdom?
Data: WTO International trade
Advanced 4
Append data Calendar dates
Project: Do time changes affect crime?
Data: FBI crime data
Advanced 5
Reshape wide Weights
Project: How different are Black and white maternal death rates historically?
Data: NCHS Multiple Causes of Death
Spatial 1
Create maps Import rasters + vectors
Project: Can we identify ocean microplastics and the Great Pacific garbage patch from space?
Data: NASA CYGNSS
Spatial 2
Choropleth maps Join tables with vectors
Project: Which states expanded access to medical care under the ACA?
Data: Kaiser ACA expansion
Spatial 3
Mosaic rasters Convert csv to vector
Project: Where did the levees breach in New Orleans from Hurrican Katrina?
Data: National Agricultural Imagery Program
Spatial 4
Add raster layers Raster arithmetic
Project: How did the 2014-2016 El Niño affect rainfall across the U.S.?
Data: PRISM
Spatial 5
Zonal averages Create distance buffers
Project: What major cities have the most lightning strikes nearby?
Data: NOAA lightning strikes