/schools-and-poverty

R data cleaning, analysis and visualization exercise

schools-and-poverty

A simple data cleaning, analysis and visualization exercise using R

  • Impute or remove missing data
  • Alter or remove outliers that don't make sense

Through visualizations and simple linear regression, consider the following:

  • the relationship between test scores and free / reduced lunch programs
  • the relationship between test scores and local poverty levels
  • the pros and cons of using free / reduced lunch programs as a proxy for poverty