Data import and tidying

Readings

• Skim chapter 7: Data import of R for Data Science (2e)
  • Focus on sections 7.1, 7.2, and 7.5
• Read chapter 5: Data tidying of R for Data Science (2e)

Optional readings

• FiveThirtyEight: According To Super Bowl Ads, Americans Love America, Animals And Sex

Guiding questions

• What types of files do readr functions read?
• What is tidy data?
• What three rules make a dataset tidy?
• What basic steps/functions can be used to tidy a dataset?

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