What even is data analysis?

Readings

• The syllabus and assignments page
• Install R and Positron on your laptop (instructions here)
• Paul Musgrave, “Knowing What Counts,” Systematic Hatreds, January 6, 2025, https://musgrave.substack.com/p/knowing-what-counts
• Dan Honig, “What South Sudanese Data Can Teach Us All, and Why We Should Care,” In Development 2 (August 2026), https://indevelopmentmag.com/what-south-sudanese-data-can-teach-us-all-and-why-we-should-care/

Slides

Intro to R and Positron

• In-class intro to R .zip file
• Posit.cloud project (only if you’re using an iPad! Join the workspace here first)