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Task 7: Data to Answer Questions

Background

Finding good data takes time, and can take longer than the time to tidy your data. This task could easily take 3-6 hours to find the data you need for your semester project. After you find good data sources make sure to complete the remaining tasks.

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Reading

This reading will help you complete the tasks below.

Tasks

Take notes on your reading of the specified ‘R for Data Science’ chapter in the README.md or in a ‘.R’ script in the class task folder
Review the “What do people do with new” data link above and write one quote that resonated with you in your .Rmd file.
Build an interactive document that has links to sources with a description of the quality of each
- Find 3-5 potential data sources (that are free) and document some information about the source
- Build an R script that reads in, formats, and visualizes the data using the principles of exploratory analysis
- Write a short summary of the read in process and some coding secrets you learned
- Include 2-3 quick visualizations that you used to check the quality of your data
- Summarize the limitations of your final compiled data in addressing your original question
After formatting your data identify any follow on or alternate questions that you could use for your project