Readings

• Read the syllabus
• Review the schedule
• Read the assignments overview
• Skim the introduction of R for Data Science (2e)
• Read chapter 28: Quarto of R for Data Science (2e)
• Skim chapter 1, through section 1.2 of Data Visualization

Guiding questions

• What is this course all about? I wonder if that’s on the syllabus…
• What is R? I bet that’s on the syllabus…
• Can I succeed in this course? (yes! according to the syllabus…)
• Wait, should I read the syllabus? (here’s a hint)
• Why do we visualize data?
• What makes a great visualization?

Teaser data

Click the links to download the following files and then follow the instructions from the slides: - Weather stations in NY - Weather in NY in 2024 - Weather in NY in 2025

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