GLHLTH 562, Duke University, Spring, 2026

This course introduces data science and data visualization in R, focusing on how raw data become evidence-based claims. Core topics include data acquisition and wrangling, exploratory analysis, visualization, modeling, and responsible communication of results. The goal is to take you from no prior experience to being able to contribute meaningfully to a team-based, fully reproducible data science project centered on questions you care about.
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