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Data Viz Learning Group

Instructions

Investigate the correlation between factors (e.g., anesthesia, family size) and baby outcome (e.g., time of birth, weight, or gender). Use the data provided in the files below.

Datasets 101 Presentation
This is the link to the Datasets 101 presentation from the learning group's 2/25/2016 session.

Data Cleaning in Excel
Steps for using tools in Excel, like transposing data and splitting cells.

Consolidate data in multiple spreadsheets
Instructions via Microsoft.
OpenRefine
(Formerly GoogleRefine) Open source tool for cleaning data.

Activity Documents

Baby Boom Data
Time of birth, sex, and birth weight of 44 babies born on the same day.
Baby Boom Data Dictionary
Documentation file containing a brief description of the dataset
Maternity Procedure Data
Data includes anesthesia use, type of birth, and doctor names.
Family Makeup Data
Data about number of previous children and the new baby's time of birth and gender.