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Create a simple, functioning script |
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Write a script that reads in data, calculates a statistic, and makes a plot. |
Case Study |
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- R4DS Chapter 1
- R4DS Chapter 2
- Datacamp's How to Make a Histogram with Basic R
- Datacamp's How to Make a Histogram with ggplot
You are working on a new project and your colleague has asked you to calculate the mean Petal Length in the dataset she collected in the field.
It looks like this:
| Sepal.Length | Sepal.Width | Petal.Length | Petal.Width | Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | setosa |
| 4.9 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | setosa |
| 4.7 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | setosa |
| 4.6 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.2 | setosa |
| 5.0 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | setosa |
| 5.4 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 0.4 | setosa |
| 4.6 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | setosa |
| 5.0 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | setosa |
| 4.4 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | setosa |
| 4.9 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | setosa |
| 5.4 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 | setosa |
| 4.8 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | setosa |
| 4.8 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.1 | setosa |
| 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | setosa |
| 5.8 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | setosa |
| 5.7 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | setosa |
| 5.4 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | setosa |
| 5.1 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.3 | setosa |
| 5.7 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.3 | setosa |
| 5.1 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | setosa |
| 5.4 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.2 | setosa |
| 5.1 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.4 | setosa |
| 4.6 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | setosa |
| 5.1 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | setosa |
| 4.8 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.2 | setosa |
| 5.0 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | setosa |
| 5.0 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | setosa |
| 5.2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | setosa |
| 5.2 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | setosa |
| 4.7 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | setosa |
| 4.8 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.2 | setosa |
| 5.4 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | setosa |
| 5.2 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | setosa |
| 5.5 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | setosa |
| 4.9 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.2 | setosa |
| 5.0 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | setosa |
| 5.5 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | setosa |
| 4.9 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.1 | setosa |
| 4.4 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | setosa |
| 5.1 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | setosa |
| 5.0 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | setosa |
| 4.5 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | setosa |
| 4.4 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | setosa |
| 5.0 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | setosa |
| 5.1 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 0.4 | setosa |
| 4.8 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | setosa |
| 5.1 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | setosa |
| 4.6 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | setosa |
| 5.3 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 | setosa |
| 5.0 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | setosa |
| 7.0 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 1.4 | versicolor |
| 6.4 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 1.5 | versicolor |
| 6.9 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 1.5 | versicolor |
| 5.5 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 1.3 | versicolor |
| 6.5 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 1.5 | versicolor |
| 5.7 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 1.3 | versicolor |
| 6.3 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 1.6 | versicolor |
| 4.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 1.0 | versicolor |
| 6.6 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 1.3 | versicolor |
| 5.2 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 1.4 | versicolor |
| 5.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | versicolor |
| 5.9 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 1.5 | versicolor |
| 6.0 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 1.0 | versicolor |
| 6.1 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 1.4 | versicolor |
| 5.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 1.3 | versicolor |
| 6.7 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 1.4 | versicolor |
| 5.6 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | versicolor |
| 5.8 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 1.0 | versicolor |
| 6.2 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 1.5 | versicolor |
| 5.6 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 1.1 | versicolor |
| 5.9 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 1.8 | versicolor |
| 6.1 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 1.3 | versicolor |
| 6.3 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 1.5 | versicolor |
| 6.1 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 1.2 | versicolor |
| 6.4 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 1.3 | versicolor |
| 6.6 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 1.4 | versicolor |
| 6.8 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 1.4 | versicolor |
| 6.7 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 1.7 | versicolor |
| 6.0 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 1.5 | versicolor |
| 5.7 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 1.0 | versicolor |
| 5.5 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 1.1 | versicolor |
| 5.5 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 1.0 | versicolor |
| 5.8 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 1.2 | versicolor |
| 6.0 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 1.6 | versicolor |
| 5.4 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | versicolor |
| 6.0 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 1.6 | versicolor |
| 6.7 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 1.5 | versicolor |
| 6.3 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 1.3 | versicolor |
| 5.6 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 1.3 | versicolor |
| 5.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 1.3 | versicolor |
| 5.5 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 1.2 | versicolor |
| 6.1 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 1.4 | versicolor |
| 5.8 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 1.2 | versicolor |
| 5.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 1.0 | versicolor |
| 5.6 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 1.3 | versicolor |
| 5.7 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 1.2 | versicolor |
| 5.7 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 1.3 | versicolor |
| 6.2 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 1.3 | versicolor |
| 5.1 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.1 | versicolor |
| 5.7 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 1.3 | versicolor |
| 6.3 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 2.5 | virginica |
| 5.8 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 1.9 | virginica |
| 7.1 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 2.1 | virginica |
| 6.3 | 2.9 | 5.6 | 1.8 | virginica |
| 6.5 | 3.0 | 5.8 | 2.2 | virginica |
| 7.6 | 3.0 | 6.6 | 2.1 | virginica |
| 4.9 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 1.7 | virginica |
| 7.3 | 2.9 | 6.3 | 1.8 | virginica |
| 6.7 | 2.5 | 5.8 | 1.8 | virginica |
| 7.2 | 3.6 | 6.1 | 2.5 | virginica |
| 6.5 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 2.0 | virginica |
| 6.4 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 1.9 | virginica |
| 6.8 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 2.1 | virginica |
| 5.7 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 2.0 | virginica |
| 5.8 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 2.4 | virginica |
| 6.4 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 2.3 | virginica |
| 6.5 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 1.8 | virginica |
| 7.7 | 3.8 | 6.7 | 2.2 | virginica |
| 7.7 | 2.6 | 6.9 | 2.3 | virginica |
| 6.0 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 1.5 | virginica |
| 6.9 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 2.3 | virginica |
| 5.6 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 2.0 | virginica |
| 7.7 | 2.8 | 6.7 | 2.0 | virginica |
| 6.3 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 1.8 | virginica |
| 6.7 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 2.1 | virginica |
| 7.2 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 1.8 | virginica |
| 6.2 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 1.8 | virginica |
| 6.1 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 1.8 | virginica |
| 6.4 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 2.1 | virginica |
| 7.2 | 3.0 | 5.8 | 1.6 | virginica |
| 7.4 | 2.8 | 6.1 | 1.9 | virginica |
| 7.9 | 3.8 | 6.4 | 2.0 | virginica |
| 6.4 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 2.2 | virginica |
| 6.3 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 1.5 | virginica |
| 6.1 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 1.4 | virginica |
| 7.7 | 3.0 | 6.1 | 2.3 | virginica |
| 6.3 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 2.4 | virginica |
| 6.4 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 1.8 | virginica |
| 6.0 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 1.8 | virginica |
| 6.9 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 2.1 | virginica |
| 6.7 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 2.4 | virginica |
| 6.9 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 2.3 | virginica |
| 5.8 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 1.9 | virginica |
| 6.8 | 3.2 | 5.9 | 2.3 | virginica |
| 6.7 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 2.5 | virginica |
| 6.7 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 2.3 | virginica |
| 6.3 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 1.9 | virginica |
| 6.5 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 2.0 | virginica |
| 6.2 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 2.3 | virginica |
| 5.9 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 1.8 | virginica |
For the histogram, you can either use the basic hist() function (easier but less powerful) or try to use the geom_hist() function in ggplot (more complicated but much more powerful). See the reading list for hints on these two functions.
When you complete this task, you will have done some 'reproducible research' resulting in a script that calculates a statistic and makes a graph. In future lessons we'll cover how to save the graphic to your hardrive (if you are curious, check out the examples in ?png)
- Create a new R script in RStudio
- Load the iris dataset with
data(iris) - Calculate the mean of the
Petal.Lengthfield - Plot the distribution of the
Petal.Lengthcolumn as a histogram - Save the script
- Click 'Source' in RStudio to run it from beginning to end