HW05: Debugging and troubleshooting

Overview

Due by 11:59pm on October 4th.

Accessing the hw05 repository

Go here and find your copy of the hw05 repository. It follows the naming convention hw05-<USERNAME>. Clone the repository to your computer.

Debugging code

The repository contains an R script called babynames.R. This script includes code to conduct analysis of baby name popularity in the United States using the babynames package. Alas its author made some mistakes and the script currently does not work. Fix the errors/warnings in the script to generate the desired output.

Submit the assignment

Your assignment should be submitted as the revised babynames.R.

Follow instructions on homework workflow.

Rubric

Needs improvement: The R script has not been successfully fixed.

Satisfactory: Solid effort. Hits all the elements. No clear mistakes. Easy to follow. Nothing spectacular, either bad or good.

Excellent: Repository contains a detailed README.md explaining how the files in the repo should be executed. Code incorporates appropriate warnings or messages where useful.

Benjamin Soltoff
Benjamin Soltoff
Lecturer in Information Science