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Statistical Computing using R and Python
Preface
Part I: Tools
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Computer Basics
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Setting Up Your Computer
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RStudio’s Interface
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Scripts and Notebooks
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Version Control with Git
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Reproducibility and Professional Communication
Part II: General Programming
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Introduction to Programming
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Variables and Basic Data Types
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Mathematical and Logical Operators
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Functions, Packages, and Environments
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Data Structures
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Matrix Calculations
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Control Structures
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Writing Functions
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Debugging
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Programming With Data
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Other Helpful Programming Resources
Part III: Data Wrangling
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Data Input
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Data Visualization Basics
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Exploratory Data Analysis
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Data Visualization
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Creating Good Charts
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Data Cleaning
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Working with Strings
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Reshaping Data
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Normal Forms of Data
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Joining Data
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Dates and Times
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Functional Programming
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Spatial data
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Simulation and Reproducibility
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Data Documentation: Codebooks, Reproducibility, and more
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Web Scraping
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Record-based Data and List Processing Strategies
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Application Programming Interfaces
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Working with PDFs
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Interactive Graphics
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Interactive Graphics
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“Big” Data
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Databases
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Memory and Computational Efficiency
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Other Topics
Part IV: Advanced Topics
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Efficient Data Access: Arrow and Parquet Files
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Efficient Data Access: Arrow and Parquet Files
Published
June 18, 2025
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Databases
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Memory and Computational Efficiency