The Data Preparation Jouey: Finding Your Way with R (Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Science Series)

by: Martin Hugh Monkman (Author)

Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC
Edition: 1st

Publication Date: 28 May 2024

Language: English

Print Length: 218 pages

ISBN-10: 1032192313

ISBN-13: 9781032192314

Book Description

The Data Preparation Jouey: Finding Your Way With R introduces the principles of data preparation within in a systematic approach that follows a typical data science or statistical workflow. With that context, readers will work through practical solutions to resolving problems in data using the statistical and data science programming language R. These solutions include examples of complex real-world data, adding greater context and exposing the reader to greater technical challenges. This book focuses on the Import to Tidy to Transform steps. It demonstrates how “Visualise” is an important part of Exploratory Data Analysis, a strategy for identifying potential problems with the data prior to cleaning.This book is designed for readers with a working knowledge of data manipulation functions in R or other programming languages. It is suitable for academics for whom analyzing data is crucial, businesses who make decisions based on the insights gleaned from collecting data from customer interactions, and public servants who use data to inform policy and program decisions. The principles and practices described within The Data Preparation Jouey apply regardless of the context.Key Features: Includes R package containing the code and data sets used in the bookComprehensive examples of data preparation from a variety of disciplinesDefines the key principles of data preparation, from access to publication
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