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Introductory Data Science Pipeline Activity – Yellow Fever and Global Precipitation

Students follow the steps of a tiny data science project from start to finish. They are given a research question "Are the number of cases of yellow fever associated with global average precipitation?" The students locate the data from the World Health Organization and Environmental Protection Agency, download it, and use the merged and cleaned data to see whether the evidence supports the hypothesis that yellow fever cases are higher in wetter than drier years. The activity is intended to be used early in a course to prepare introductory students to eventually explore their own questions.

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Database Construction and Sampling

Creating your own database is an excellent way for students to learn the trials and tribulations of data collection and management. Construction of three simple databases using a spreadsheet is described here and basic summary statistics are provided.

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