SDS 164: Homework 1

1. Make a copy of this assignment

Make sure you are in the the Files tab on the lower right panel click on Home then click on the folder Sds_164_F26 and again click on Student.
Then, click the New Folder button and rename the new folder Homework.
In the upper left panel, click on the File toolbar and a drop down menu will appear.
In the drop down menu click Save As...
Change the name of the document to match this format LastName_FirstName_Sds164_HW01.Rmd
Save a copy of the document inside your Homework folder which should now be in the directory: Sds_164_F26/Student/Homework

Knit the file to pdf! If you have any errors, talk to your professor or attend help clinic as soon as possible. You can still continue with answering the questions below.

At the top of this document where it says author: type your name inside the quotation marks.

2. Explain what the code below does, and why we need to include it.

library(tidyverse)

## ── Attaching core tidyverse packages ──────────────────────── tidyverse 2.0.0 ──
## ✔ dplyr     1.2.0     ✔ readr     2.2.0
## ✔ forcats   1.0.1     ✔ stringr   1.6.0
## ✔ ggplot2   4.0.2     ✔ tibble    3.3.1
## ✔ lubridate 1.9.5     ✔ tidyr     1.3.2
## ✔ purrr     1.2.1     
## ── Conflicts ────────────────────────────────────────── tidyverse_conflicts() ──
## ✖ dplyr::filter() masks stats::filter()
## ✖ dplyr::lag()    masks stats::lag()
## ℹ Use the conflicted package (<http://conflicted.r-lib.org/>) to force all conflicts to become errors

# this code allows us to open packages that we need to run code. we have to run it by pressing play or cntrl enter to let us run code to show data and visualizations.

3. What do you prefer to be called? Please give me some tips on pronunciation!

Annika is completely fine- It is pronouced like aun-i-ca not anne-i-ca

4. Feel free to share whatever you’d like about yourself! For example: Who are you? Where are you from? What do you like to do? Why do you want to learn about data science? When was the last time you knitted your document?

*I am from Neenah, WI and play for the St. Olaf Women’s Golf Team. I like to lift, build legos, try new restraunts, and spend time in nature.

5. If you’d like, please share your pronouns, let me know that you’d rather not use pronouns (I’ll just use your name), or leave this question blank if you’d rather not share.

*(she/her)

6. What are you most excited about for this class?

*I am most excited about learning how to work with programs like R and also exploring a new lens in science and research.

7. What are you nervous or anxious about for this class?

*If I get confused on a step of coding. I have not worked extensivly with R, so I might hit some roadblocks.

8. We can also add links to an .Rmd file. The linked text is placed in square brackets with the URL placed in parenthesis right after the text [Artist - Song Title]``(https://www.example.com/) . What is a song that you’ve been obsessed with lately?

Gypsy- Fleetwood Mac

9. How do ` ` (double stars) and `* *` (single stars) format text in a markdown file?

They allow us to Bold or italicize a certain words or phrases in R.

10. At the top left of this window is a button that says “Visual”. This shows how your document may look when knitted! You can also edit and format text from here, although coding will be slightly more challenging. Click “Visual” and explore your document so far.

Done!

11. Once you’re in the `Visual` viewing mode, click `Insert` then click on `Special Characters`, and lastly click on `Insert Emoji` to describe your favorite TV show using only emojis.

My favorite TV Show is Gilmore Girls

🍂 ☕ 💌 💸

12. At the top right of this window is a button with vertical lines that says Outline. How do these headings help you navigate the markdown file?

It can help you stay organized with your headings on the r markdown.

13. Create a new section below called “Finally done!” using a Header option smaller than 4.

FINALLY DONE

Now you can knit your file for the final time!

Submit the .html of this file to Moodle.

SDS 164: Homework 1

Annika Searles

`Sys.Date(September 14, 2026)`

By completing this homework, you will be able to:

Useful resources for this homework:

Part 1: Getting Started

1. Make a copy of this assignment

2. Explain what the code below does, and why we need to include it.

3. What do you prefer to be called? Please give me some tips on pronunciation!

6. What are you most excited about for this class?

7. What are you nervous or anxious about for this class?

8. We can also add links to an .Rmd file. The linked text is placed in square brackets with the URL placed in parenthesis right after the text [Artist - Song Title]``(https://www.example.com/) . What is a song that you’ve been obsessed with lately?

9. How do ` ` (double stars) and `* *` (single stars) format text in a markdown file?

10. At the top left of this window is a button that says “Visual”. This shows how your document may look when knitted! You can also edit and format text from here, although coding will be slightly more challenging. Click “Visual” and explore your document so far.

11. Once you’re in the `Visual` viewing mode, click `Insert` then click on `Special Characters`, and lastly click on `Insert Emoji` to describe your favorite TV show using only emojis.

13. Create a new section below called “Finally done!” using a Header option smaller than 4.

FINALLY DONE

SDS 164: Homework 1

Annika Searles

Sys.Date(September 14, 2026)

By completing this homework, you will be able to:

Useful resources for this homework:

Part 1: Getting Started

1. Make a copy of this assignment

2. Explain what the code below does, and why we need to include it.

3. What do you prefer to be called? Please give me some tips on pronunciation!

4. Feel free to share whatever you’d like about yourself! For example: Who are you? Where are you from? What do you like to do? Why do you want to learn about data science? When was the last time you knitted your document?

5. If you’d like, please share your pronouns, let me know that you’d rather not use pronouns (I’ll just use your name), or leave this question blank if you’d rather not share.

6. What are you most excited about for this class?

7. What are you nervous or anxious about for this class?

8. We can also add links to an .Rmd file. The linked text is placed in square brackets with the URL placed in parenthesis right after the text [Artist - Song Title]``(https://www.example.com/) . What is a song that you’ve been obsessed with lately?

9. How do ** ** (double stars) and * * (single stars) format text in a markdown file?

10. At the top left of this window is a button that says “Visual”. This shows how your document may look when knitted! You can also edit and format text from here, although coding will be slightly more challenging. Click “Visual” and explore your document so far.

11. Once you’re in the Visual viewing mode, click Insert then click on Special Characters, and lastly click on Insert Emoji to describe your favorite TV show using only emojis.

13. Create a new section below called “Finally done!” using a Header option smaller than 4.

FINALLY DONE

`Sys.Date(September 14, 2026)`

9. How do ` ` (double stars) and `* *` (single stars) format text in a markdown file?

11. Once you’re in the `Visual` viewing mode, click `Insert` then click on `Special Characters`, and lastly click on `Insert Emoji` to describe your favorite TV show using only emojis.