PsyTeachR FQA Ch. 5

descriptive

Statistics that describe an aspect of data (e.g., mean, median, mode, variance, range)

character

A data type representing strings of text.

console

The pane in RStudio where you can type in commands and view output messages.

function

A named section of code that can be reused.

pipe

A way to order your code in a more readable format using the symbol %>%

factor

A data type where a specific set of values are stored with labels; An explanatory variable manipulated by the experimenter

chunk

A section of code in an R Markdown file

environment

A data structure that contains R objects such as variables and functions

working directory

The filepath where R is currently reading and writing files.

numeric

A data type representing a real decimal number or integer.

integer

A data type representing whole numbers.

tibble

A container for tabular data with some different properties to a data frame

package

A group of R functions.

data type

The kind of data represented by an object.

participant

the word used to describe someone who has taken part in a study. Note that subject is outdated and no longer used.

double

A data type representing a real decimal number

data wrangling

The process of preparing data for visualisation and statistical analysis.

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