Difference in TN Youth from 2017-2022, by County

This is the work done for the Week 5 Lab of Dr. Blake’s JOUR 3841 (Data Skills for Media Professionals) Course.

if(!require(tidyverse))install.packages("tidyverse")
library(tidyverse)

mydata <- read.csv("https://drkblake.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/AgeData.csv")

mydata <- mydata %>% 
  mutate(Change = Under18_2022 - Under18_2017)

mydata <- mydata %>% 
  mutate(Direction = case_when(Change < 0 ~ "Loss",
                               Change == 0 ~ "No change",
                               Change > 0 ~ "Gain",
                               .default = "Error"))

head(mydata, 10)
##    GEOID                     County Under18_2017 Under18_2022   Significance
## 1  47001 Anderson County, Tennessee        15963        16413    Significant
## 2  47003  Bedford County, Tennessee        12068        12669    Significant
## 3  47005   Benton County, Tennessee         3209         3112 Nonsignificant
## 4  47007  Bledsoe County, Tennessee         2380         2428 Nonsignificant
## 5  47009   Blount County, Tennessee        26568        26988    Significant
## 6  47011  Bradley County, Tennessee        23210        23576    Significant
## 7  47013 Campbell County, Tennessee         8130         8091 Nonsignificant
## 8  47015   Cannon County, Tennessee         2957         3099    Significant
## 9  47017  Carroll County, Tennessee         6004         6173    Significant
## 10 47019   Carter County, Tennessee        10840        10157    Significant
##    Change Direction
## 1     450      Gain
## 2     601      Gain
## 3     -97      Loss
## 4      48      Gain
## 5     420      Gain
## 6     366      Gain
## 7     -39      Loss
## 8     142      Gain
## 9     169      Gain
## 10   -683      Loss