Penguin Body Mass by Species

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# Penguin Body Mass by Species
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.author[
### John J. Como, MD, MPH
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.date[
### 2025-06-02
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### Slide 2

### The Palmer Penguins dataset contains data on three penguin species collected from islands in the Antarctic archipelago.

### The three species are Adelie, Gentoo, and Chinstrap.

### The dataset includes bill length, bill depth, flipper length, and body mass.

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### Slide 3: Gentoo Penguin Histogram + Static UI

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![](data:image/png;base64,#penguins_presentation_files/figure-html/gentoo_plot-1.png)

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<b>Species:</b><br />
<select disabled style="width:180px;">

<option>Adelie</option> <option>Chinstrap</option> <option selected>Gentoo</option> </select> <br /><br /> <b>Number of Bins:</b><br /> <input type="range" min="5" max="50" value="25" disabled style="width:180px;" /> ]

### The app is run with 25 bins and species gentoo.
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### Slide 4 – Standalone Histogram

![](data:image/png;base64,#penguins_presentation_files/figure-html/chinstrap_plot-1.png)

### The app is run again with 10 bins and species chinstrap.

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### Slide 5 - CONCLUSION
### Gentoo penguins exhibit a distinct body mass distribution.

### Static UI layout enables intuitive visual analysis.

### Future improvements may include interactivity via Shiny or Quarto.

### The Palmer Penguins dataset is an excellent resource for data storytelling.