ClassInfo - Spring 2022 Public Affairs Classes

Spring 2022 | PA 5928 Section 001: Data Management and Visualization with R (66650)

Instructor(s): Tao Tao
Class Component:: Laboratory
Credits:: 1 Credit
Grading Basis:: Student Option
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Enrollment Requirements:: MDP/MHR/MPA/MPP/MS-STEP/MURP/Ph.D.-Public Affairs
Times and Locations:: Second Half of Term

03/15/2022 - 05/02/2022

Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PM

UMTC, West Bank

Hubert H Humphrey Center 85
Enrollment Status:: Open (23 of 30 seats filled)
Also Offered:: (Tentative) Spring 2025
(Tentative) Spring 2024
(Tentative) Spring 2023
Spring 2022

Course Catalog Description:

Introduction to R Studio software. Use of R Studio to carry out R file and related database management functions. Tools and techniques for data analysis and statistical programming in quantitative research or related applied areas. Topics include data selection, data manipulation, and data and spatial visualization (including charts, plots, histograms, maps, and other graphs). Prerequisite knowledge: Introductory statistics; ability to create bar graphs, line graphs, and scatter plots in MS Excel; and familiarity with principles of data visualization.

Class Notes:

http://classinfo.umn.edu/?taotao+PA5928+Spring2022

Class Description:

This course is intended for students who are looking to improve their data analysis (including data management and visualization) skills with R programming language. The emphasis of the course will be on learning tools and techniques which are useful to students who will be doing data analysis and/or statistical programming in quantitative research or related applied areas.

Learning Objectives:

1. Use RStudio to carry out R file and related database management

2. Use R to work with different types of databases and conduct basic data management

3. Use R to visualize data with different types of plots

4. Use R to carry out exploratory data analysis

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