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Activity 2 overview

Activity 2 overview
In this activity graphical and numerical summary tools are illustrated using various data examples, and the R software is used for statistical computation. 

Technical details are skipped for clarity, to begin with, before you have the opportunity to watch your tutor demonstrate the basics of RStudio for data summaries and review the R code for numerical and graphical summaries. Learning about R and RStudio at the end of this lesson prepares you for Activity 3, where you try out R code within set activities.

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