ERIC Number: EJ1218866
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Supporting Data Science in the Statistics Curriculum
Loy, Adam; Kuiper, Shonda; Chihara, Laura
Journal of Statistics Education, v27 n1 p2-11 2019
This article describes a collaborative project across three institutions to develop, implement, and evaluate a series of tutorials and case studies that highlight fundamental tools of data science--such as visualization, data manipulation, and database usage--that instructors at a wide-range of institutions can incorporate into existing statistics courses. The resulting materials are flexible enough to serve both introductory and advanced students, and aim to provide students with the skills to experiment with data, find their own patterns, and ask their own questions. In this article, we discuss a tutorial on data visualization and a case study synthesizing data wrangling and visualization skills in detail, and provide references to additional class-tested materials. R and R Markdown are used for all of the activities.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Statistics, Visual Aids, Information Management, Information Storage, Charts, Databases, College Freshmen, Required Courses, Statistical Analysis, Models, Computer Software
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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