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2 M1U: Course Syllabus
3 M1A: Install R and RStudio
4 M1C: Introduce Yourself to the Class
5 M2U: The New(?) and Shiny(?) Science of Data
6 M2A: Getting Started with Data in R
7 M2C: Set up GitHub
8 M3U: Research Paradigms and Reproducibility
9 M3A: Using Projects and Scripts in R
10 M3C: Writing in R Markdown
11 M4U: The Value of Open Data
12 M4A: Find a Dataset Relevant To You
13 M4C: Show Your Work
14 M5U: Numbers Don’t Speak for Themselves
15 M5A: Are Ethics Enough in Data Science?
16 M5C: Reflect on Theoretical and Philosophical Constraints
17 M6U: Unicorns, Janitors, and Rock Stars
18 M6A: Wrangling and Tidying Data
19 M6C: Practice Wrangling and Tidying Your Own Data
20 M7U: Subjectivity in Data Visualization
21 M7A: Data Visualization
22 M7C: Practice Visualizing Your Own Data
23 M8U: Statistics and Scientific Racism
24 M8A: Descriptive Statistics
25 M8C: Calculate Descriptive Statistics for Your Own Data
26 M9U: Linear Regression
27 M9A: Basic Regression
28 M9C: Perform a Basic Regression With Your Own Data
29 M10U: Consequences of Failed Predictions
30 M10A: Multiple Regression
31 M10C: Perform a Multiple Regression With Your Own Data
32 M11U: Samples and Populations
33 M11A: Sampling
34 M11C: Explore Sampling With Your Own Data
35 M12U: Confident About What?
36 M12A: Confidence Intervals
37 M12C: Explore Confidence Intervals With Your Own Data
38 M13U: The Dangers of False Positives
39 M13: Hypothesis Testing
40 M13C: Explore Hypothesis Testing With Your Own Data
41 M14U: Small Stories vs. Big Data
42 M14A: Inferential Regression
43 M14C: Perform an Inferential Regression With Your Own Data
44 M15U: Reflect on Your Understanding of Data Science
45 M15A: Reflect on Your Application of Data Science
46 M15C: Reflect on Your Connection of Data Science

Introduction to Data Science

A Remixed Textbook for ICT/LIS 661 at the University of Kentucky [Fall 2025 Edition]

Spencer P. Greenhalgh, PhD

Introduction to Data Science

A Remixed Textbook for ICT/LIS 661 at the University of Kentucky [Fall 2025 Edition]

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