Mapping the Past - Geospatial Visualization in R
Explore France's past through geospatial techniques in R
Data science for all
Once the exclusive domain of hard sciences, statistical and digital methods have now opened their doors to humanists and social scientists. Welcome to a space dedicated to melding data science with the humanities and social sciences. Dive into our programming lessons, sharpen your analytical skills, and bring your insights to life with effective visualizations and analyses.
CODING LESSONS
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Use R to explore the link between literacy and suicide in 1830s France
Learn to evaluate the relationship between two variables in R
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When Numbers Meet Stories - an introduction to the synthetic control method in R
Learn about the synthetic control method and apply it to determine the impact of German reunification on West German GDP using the synth R package.
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Uncovering History with R - A Look at the HistData Package
Use HistData's collection of datasets to embark on your own journey into the past, uncovering trends and stories that have shaped our world.
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Checking normality in R
Learn what is and how to identify data that is normally distributed.
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How to calculate and visualize Z scores in R
Learn to calculate and visualize Z scores in R.
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Understand TF-IDF in Python
Learn the difference between term frequency and TF-IDF and how to use them in Python.
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Text Data Visualization
Learn to analyze and visualize text data
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What are the digital humanities?
Learn about what digital humanities really are and their applications.
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Changing ggplot colors with scale_color_brewer
Use RColorBrewer to choose professional color palettes.
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Storytelling with Matplotlib - Visualizing historical data
Use Matplotlib to plot and highlight elements in historical trends in 8 steps.
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R programming for climate data analysis and visualization
Learn the basics of linear regression models and how to use them to study the relationship between two variables.
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Climate data visualization with ggplot2
Would you like to contribute to raise awareness about global warming? In this lesson you will learn how to create your own ggplot2 themes to code compelling plots showing historical weather data.
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Discovering historical datasets for your research
Learn about great websites to find reliable historical data and how to load it in R and Python.
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