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Data analytics and visualization skills are in high demand in today’s complex international affairs, geopolitics, and public policy more broadly. This course introduces students to the fundamentals of data science using the R statistical software. The course consists of three main components. The first part builds fluency in basic data manipulation, description, and analysis. The second part focuses on the principles and practical applications of data visualization. In the third part, students generate, analyze, and visualize a large dataset to answer a research question of their choice.