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Using data science techniques, you can transform raw data into actionable insights for domains ranging from urban planning to precision medicine. Programming Skills for Data Science brings together all the foundational skills you need to get started, even if you have no programming or data science experience. Leading instructors Michael Freeman and Joel Ross guide you through installing and configuring the tools you need to solve professional-level data science problems, including the widely used R language and Git version-control system. They explain how to wrangle your data into a form where it can be easily used, analysed, and visualised so others can see the patterns you have uncovered. Step by step, you will master powerful R programming techniques and troubleshooting skills for probing data in new ways, and at larger scales. Freeman and Ross teach through practical examples and exercises that can be combined into complete data science projects. Everything is focused on real-world application, so you can quickly start analysing your own data and getting answers you can act upon. Learn to: Install your complete data science environment, including R and RStudio Manage projects efficiently, from version tracking to documentation Host, manage, and collaborate on data science projects with GitHub Master R language fundamentals: syntax, programming concepts, and data structures Load, format, explore, and restructure data for successful analysis Interact with databases and web APIs Master key principles for visualising data accurately and intuitively Produce engaging, interactive visualisations with ggplot and other R packages Transform analyses into sharable documents and sites with R Markdown Create interactive web data science applications with Shiny Collaborate smoothly as part of a data science team

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Michael Freeman is a senior lecturer at the University of Washington Information School, where he teaches courses in data science, interactive data visualisation, and web development. Prior to his teaching career, he worked as a data visualisation specialist and research fellow at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. There, he performed quantitative global health research and built a variety of interactive visualisation systems to help researchers and the public explore global health trends. Michael is interested in applications of data visualisation to social justice, and holds a Master’s in Public Health from the University of Washington.   Joel Ross is a senior lecturer at the University of Washington Information School, where he teaches courses in web development, mobile application development, software architecture, and introductory programming. While his primary focus is on teaching, his research interests include games and gamification, pervasive systems, computer science education, and social computing. He has also done research on crowdsourcing systems, human computation, and encouraging environmental sustainability. Joel earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in information and computer sciences from the University of California, Irvine.

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