Data visualization is a critical skill for anyone that routinely using quantitative data in his or her work - which is to say that data visualization is a tool that almost every worker needs today. One of the critical tools for data visualization today is the R statistical programming language. Especially in conjunction with the tidyverse software packages, R has become an extremely powerful and flexible platform for making figures, tables, and reproducible reports. However, R can be intimidating for first time users, and there are so many resources online that it can be difficult to sort through without guidance.
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
6 hours to complete
Developing Your Eye and Finding Data
In this module, we will review the requirements for the capstone project and some possible souces for data. Then, we have a very fast overview of resources on good data visualization practice.
6 hours to complete
6 videos (Total 24 min), 10 readings, 2 quizzes
6 hours to complete
Cleaning Your Data
In this module, we will review the requirements for the second component of your capstone project, where you will demonstrate that your data is ready for visualization. Then, we (re)introduce some important tools for cleaning data in R.
6 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 19 min), 11 readings, 5 quizzes
9 hours to complete
Making Your Report
In this module, you will do one more visualization critique, and the rest of your time in the week should be devoted to finishing your capstone project.
9 hours to complete
About the Data Visualization & Dashboarding with R Specialization
This Specialization is intended for learners seeking to develop the ability to visualize data using R. Through five courses, you will use R to create static and interactive data visualizations and publish them on the web, which will you prepare you to provide insight to many types of audiences.
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