# Install the packages for the workshop
# List as of Oct 17
pkgs <- c("pak", "tidyverse", "janitor", "readxl", "skimr",
"rnassqs")
install.packages(pkgs)
pak::pkg_install("Field-to-Market/fieldprintr")2023 Data Analyst Training
Field to Market
Welcome
The level of complexity of agricultural sustainability project data is steadily increasing. Field to Market’s 2023 Data Analyst Training will prepare our members to credibly uncover trends in sustainability outcomes measured in the Fieldprint® Platform as part of a Fieldprint Project. As a result of attending this two-day training, participants will be able to:
Understand the Fieldprint Platform sustainability metrics and their methodology
Export data from the Fieldprint Platform
Perform data quality analyses to increase confidence in the measured outcomes
Summarize the metric outcomes, create baselines, and measure progress toward project goals
Is this workshop for me?
This workshop is for you if you:
are interested in sustainability measurement
have experience with data analysis with tools like R or Excel
have had some exposure to basic statistical concepts such as linear models, etc.
First Day
📆 October 10, 2023
⏰ 14:00-16:00 Eastern
💻 Zoom meeting
| Time | Module | Resources and Tasks |
|---|---|---|
| Before first day | Preparation | |
| 14:00 | Welcome | Slides |
| 14:10 | Field to Market Overview Demonstrating progress towards sustainability |
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| 14:30 | Metrics Overview | |
| 14:50 | —– Break —– | |
| 15:00 | Walk through Fieldprint Calculator | Slides |
| Putting data into the tool | ||
| Getting results out | ||
| 15:20 | Checking data quality | Shiny app for quality assurance |
| 3:50 PM | Wrap Up | Homework (coming) Book an office hour with Austin Book an office half-hour with Austin |
Second Day
📆 October 17, 2023
⏰ 14:00-16:00
💻 Zoom meeting
| Date & Time | Topic | Resources and Tasks |
|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | Summarizing project data Project Benchmarks |
Slides |
| 14:50 | —– Break —– | |
| 15:00 | Asking more questions Comparing to NASS Quick Stats |
National Agricultural Statistics Service - Quick Stats
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| 15:50 | Wrap Up | |
| 16:00 | Office Hours |
Preparation
For those unfamiliar with the Fieldprint Platform, please visit and explore the Calculator.
For those interested in Fieldprint data analysis with R, please join the workshop with a computer that has the following installed (all available for free):
A recent version of R, available at https://cran.r-project.org/
A recent version of RStudio Desktop (RStudio Desktop Open Source License, at least v2023.03, available at https://posit.co/download/
The following R packages, which you can install from the R console:
If you’re a Windows user and encounter an error message during installation noting a missing Rtools installation, install Rtools using the installer linked here.