If you have time, data sources from diverse applications are always good. Are there any available data sets on Willamette or research done at Willamette would be good. Also, yes an R section would be good. I have some supplementary readings and materials that I plan to give the class about tidy data and the grammar of graphics (both by Hadley Wickham).
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The U.S. government is one of the best resources for finding data sets; each agency collects and maintains huge amounts of data on a variety of topics (view A-Z list of government depts).
Government data is typically released at the end of the calendar year, and even if data is a year or more old it may be the most current data available.
Most studies use annual government data, but some researchers perform their own studies to get data. This is where I come in. If you need more current data or on a topic that is not included in this guide, contact John Repplinger via email.
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