Project Checkpoint 2

Now that you have explored your dataset and posed research questions about these data, this week we are focused on producing summary statistics that could be used to also address your research question. These summary statistics will allow you to apply your function writing and iteration skills!

By the end of the week, your updated report should contain:

• Two data summaries that use existing (unmodified) columns in the data
  • At least one of these summaries need to be produced with a custom function.
  • At least one of these summaries need to include iteration (either inside or outside of a function).
• Two data summaries that modify columns from the original data
  • At least one of these summaries need to be produced with a custom function.
  • At least one of these summaries need to include iteration (either inside or outside of a function).
• Stat 541 only: Summary tables must at a minimum have:
  • Formatted values (e.g., decimals, percentages, currencies)
  • Boldface headers
  • Captions

Important

In total, your report should contain at least two custom functions (to produce data summaries), and at least two places where iteration was used.