Lab 2: Exploratory Data Analysis
Start Jan 22 –- Due Jan 27
Goals
In this lab, students will learn to:
Download data from a url
Read data from a deliminted file into a DataFrame
Validate that the data was read in correctly
Describe the basic properties of a dataset
Make basic plots (histogram, density estimate, scatter plot)
Peform exploratory data analysis
Dissaggregate data by a categorical variable
Recognize the potential impact of missing data and selection effects
Students will strengthen their astronomical knowledge by:
Visualizing stellar populations on a color-luminosity diagram
Exploring distribution of known exoplanets
Instructions
Follow instructions to start a lab using the following link to create your Lab 2 starter repository
Work through the ex1.jl and ex2.jl (Pluto notebooks) and save updates in your personal repository.
Once the instrctor and/or TA has provided feedback, review the feedback
Resources
Think Julia: Ch 1 "The Way of the Program"