Data Science in Education Using R

Data Science in Education Using R is the go-to reference for learning data science in the education field. The book answers questions like: What does a data scientist in education do? How do I get started learning R, the popular open-source statistical programming language? And what does a data analysis project in education look like?

If you’re just getting started with R in an education job, this is the book you’ll want with you. This book gets you started with R by teaching the building blocks of programming that you’ll use many times in your career. The book takes a "learn by doing" approach and offers eight analysis walkthroughs that show you a data analysis from start to finish, complete with code for you to practice with. The book finishes with how to get involved in the data science community and how to integrate data science in your education job.

This book will be an essential resource for education professionals and researchers looking to increase their data analysis skills as part of their professional and academic development.

Ryan A. Estrellado has served public schools for over seventeen years as a school psychologist and administrator.

Emily A. Freer is the Director of Educational Development and Assessment at the Marquette University School of Dentistry.

Jesse Mostipak is the Community Advocate for Kaggle, and has worked both as a high school science teacher and lead data scientist within education non-profits.

Joshua M. Rosenberg is an Assistant Professor of STEM Education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Isabella C. Velásquez is a data analyst committed to nonprofit work with the goal of reducing racial and socioeconomic inequities.