Tutorials

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January 17, 2025

Application Programming Interface

Introduces Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and how they work.

Do not throw away your shot: Text mining and Hamilton

Use {tidytext} to explore the Hamilton lyrics.

Obtaining World Bank indicators

Use the {wbstats} package to access the World Bank API.

Securely storing API keys

What are API keys and how to store them securely for R packages.

Setup course software

Installation instructions to install R/RStudio/Git locally.

The grammar of graphics

Introduces the grammar of graphics as a conceptual framework for generating statistical charts.

Using {tidytext} with song titles

Use {tidytext} to tidy song lyrics and calculate basic statistics.