The Data Preparation Journey: Finding Your Way with R

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Martin Hugh Monkman (University of Victoria, Division of Continuing Studies, Canada)

The Data Preparation Journey

Finding Your Way with R

Martin Hugh Monkman (University of Victoria, Division of Continuing Studies, Canada)

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English

Chapman & Hall/CRC
07 May 2024

Probability & statistics; Mathematical & statistical software; Databases

Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Science Series

The Data Preparation Journey: 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 Journey apply regardless of the context.

Key Features:

Includes R package containing the code and data sets used in the book Comprehensive examples of data preparation from a variety of disciplines Defines the key principles of data preparation, from access to publication

By: Martin Hugh Monkman (University of Victoria Division of Continuing Studies Canada)
Imprint: Chapman & Hall/CRC
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 440g
ISBN: 9781032189758
ISBN 10: 1032189754
Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Science Series
Pages: 218
Publication Date: 07 May 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction 2. Foundations 3. Data documentation 4. Importing data 5. Importing data: plain-text files 6. Importing data: Excel 7. Importing data: statistical software 8. Importing data: PDF files 9. Data from web sources 10. Linking to relational databases 11. Exploration and validation strategies 12. Cleaning techniques 13. Recap

Martin Monkman is a Senior Manager at MNP, and a Course Instructor at the University of Victoria Continuing Studies’ Business Intelligence and Data Analytics program. Prior to joining MNP, Martin had a long career at BC Stats, the provincial statistics agency in British Columbia, Canada, including a decade with the job title “Provincial Statistician”. Martin has Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degrees in Geography from the University of Victoria, and he has been a member of the Statistical Society of Canada since 2022.