Start by cloning or downloading this repository to your local computer. You can clone this repository using the Github Desktop Client or using the Git command line.

Clone using SSH

git clone [email protected]:bellevue-university/dsc520.git

Clone using HTTPS

git clone https://github.com/bellevue-university/dsc520.git 

You will need access to this repository throughout the course, so place it in a reliable location.

After you are finished cloning or downloading the repository, you will open the repository directory using RStudio. You can do this by opening RStudio and selecting the File -> Open Project option and choosing the directory containing the repository. Download RStudio if you do not already have it installed on your computer.

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├── LICENSE
├── README.md           <- This file
├── assignments         <- Assignment templates
│   ├── assignment00
│   ├── assignment01    
. . .
│   └── assignment07    
├── completed           <- Contains expected output for assignments
│   ├── assignment00    <- Example of a completed assignment
│   ├── assignment01
. . .
│   └── assignment07
└── data                <- Data for assignments
    ├── nytimes
    ├── r4ds
    └── tidynomicon

Your first step will be to work through a sample assignment so that you can become familiar with R and understand what a sample assignment looks like. Start by opening up the file assignments/assignment00/assignment00_LastnameFirstname.R. The file contains comments with instructions (comment lines start with one or more # characters) and code fragments. Usually, underscore characters (___) are used as placeholders. To complete the assignments, you will be expected to replace the placeholders with working code.

When you are working on an assignment, you should make a copy of any template files to the corresponding assignment folder in the completed directory. Change the name of the file to include your first and last name instead of _LastnameFirstname.R. completed/assignment00/assignment00_DoeJohn.R provides a completed example of the sample assignment for student John Doe.

Some assignments contain expected outcome file(s) in the completed directory. When present, use these files to check to make sure the output of your assignment matches the expected outcome found in the completed directory for that assignment.

This repository contains data from multiple sources. These sources released made this data available under permissive licenses including the Creative Commons. This data is used for educational purposes only.

• 538
• The New York Times
• R for Data Science
• Tidynomicon