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Section Unit 1 Summary

In this unit, we’ve explored:
  • What data science is and why data literacy matters
  • Applications of data science across different domains
  • The basics of CODAP, our data analysis platform
  • The Community Health sample project and guidelines for your own project
  • Different data types and classification systems
  • Ethical considerations in data collection
In Unit 2, we’ll dive deeper into the data investigation process, learning how to formulate meaningful questions and plan our analysis.

Checkpoint 30. Unit 1 Reflection.

Take some time to reflect on what you’ve learned in this unit:
  • What aspect of data science interests you most and why?
  • What surprised you about the different types of data and their classifications?
  • How might data science skills be valuable in your current or future career?
  • What questions do you have about your project dataset so far?