Introduction to Data Science

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# Introduction to Data Science
## Intro to R and RStudio
### Ben Baumer
### SDS 192</br>Jan 4, 2021</br>(<a href="http://beanumber.github.io/sds192/lectures/sds192_about_you.html" class="uri">http://beanumber.github.io/sds192/lectures/sds192_about_you.html</a>)

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# About you

- We have 111 Slack users!
    - several questions were asked and answered!
    - check your notification settings

- More than half of you are 1st- or 2nd-years
    - 28 post-bacs, seniors
    - 21 juniors, Adas
    - 40 sophomores
    - 23 first-years

- Majors
    - SDS, ECO, CSC, BIO, NSC, ENV, GOV, MTH, PSY
    - HST, GEO, ARC, EDC, CLT, MED, LNG, ...
    
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# You're here because...

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- SDS major or minor
- learning about programming (esp. R)
- practical, applied experience (jobs)
- interested in working with data
- curious about data science

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![](https://media.giphy.com/media/l0K4mYKI1zvLkdv5m/giphy.gif)
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- heard good things about course

> "stepping outside of my comfort zone"

> "to learn R and to **conquer fear over computer**"

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# R experience

- 75% **of respondents** report zero or little R experience!

- 56% have never used R!

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# Where are we?

[live map]

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# Homework

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Download and install R

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(https://cloud.r-project.org/)
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Download and install RStudio Desktop

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(https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/)

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# You have a choice, but...

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Option `A`: [RStudio Server](http://rstudio.smith.edu)

- online, cloud-based
- no installation
- can use from anywhere
- have to share resources!
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Option `B`: RStudio Desktop

- have to install
- installation is local
- can monopolize your own resources
- can still collaborate
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- choose `B`...

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- ...unless you have a Chromebook

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# Now

- Lab \#1: [Intro to R and RStudio](http://openintrostat.github.io/oilabs-tidy/01_intro_to_r/intro_to_r.html)
    - No submissions
    - Post `#questions` to Slack
    - For best results: post before next class

- Be forewarned: 
    - You can ignore the `openintro` stuff in the lab and the videos!!
    - We will be using a different template (starting next week)
    - For now just use a generic R Markdown document