Week 2 Notes

Published

September 15, 2025

Key Concepts Learned

  • [List main concepts from lecture] Repository (repo): Folder containing your project files Commit: Snapshot of your work at a point in time Push: Send your changes to GitHub cloud Pull: Get latest changes from GitHub cloud
  • [Technical skills covered]

Coding Techniques

  • [New R functions or approaches] Powerful for spatial analysis and policy-focused statistics

  • [Quarto features learned] Quarto is the “next generation” Better website creation Works with multiple programming languages Same basic concept, improved features

Questions & Challenges

  • [What I didn’t fully understand]

  • [Areas needing more practice]

Connections to Policy

  • [How this week’s content applies to real policy work] Free and open source Excellent for spatial data Strong statistical capabilities Large community in urban planning/policy Reproducible research workflows

Reflection

  • [What was most interesting]
  • [How I’ll apply this knowledge]