Teach Me How to Google

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<span style = 'font-size: 130%;'>Sam Csik | Data Training Coordinator</span>

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<span style = 'font-size: 130%;'>Data Analysis and Coding Club | Spring 2023</span>

Slides & source code available on [<svg aria-label="GitHub" role="img" viewBox="0 0 496 512" style="height:1em;width:0.97em;vertical-align:-0.125em;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;font-size:inherit;fill:#93C6C2;overflow:visible;position:relative;"><title>GitHub</title><path d="M165.9 397.4c0 2-2.3 3.6-5.2 3.6-3.3.3-5.6-1.3-5.6-3.6 0-2 2.3-3.6 5.2-3.6 3-.3 5.6 1.3 5.6 3.6zm-31.1-4.5c-.7 2 1.3 4.3 4.3 4.9 2.6 1 5.6 0 6.2-2s-1.3-4.3-4.3-5.2c-2.6-.7-5.5.3-6.2 2.3zm44.2-1.7c-2.9.7-4.9 2.6-4.6 4.9.3 2 2.9 3.3 5.9 2.6 2.9-.7 4.9-2.6 4.6-4.6-.3-1.9-3-3.2-5.9-2.9zM244.8 8C106.1 8 0 113.3 0 252c0 110.9 69.8 205.8 169.5 239.2 12.8 2.3 17.3-5.6 17.3-12.1 0-6.2-.3-40.4-.3-61.4 0 0-70 15-84.7-29.8 0 0-11.4-29.1-27.8-36.6 0 0-22.9-15.7 1.6-15.4 0 0 24.9 2 38.6 25.8 21.9 38.6 58.6 27.5 72.9 20.9 2.3-16 8.8-27.1 16-33.7-55.9-6.2-112.3-14.3-112.3-110.5 0-27.5 7.6-41.3 23.6-58.9-2.6-6.5-11.1-33.3 2.6-67.9 20.9-6.5 69 27 69 27 20-5.6 41.5-8.5 62.8-8.5s42.8 2.9 62.8 8.5c0 0 48.1-33.6 69-27 13.7 34.7 5.2 61.4 2.6 67.9 16 17.7 25.8 31.5 25.8 58.9 0 96.5-58.9 104.2-114.8 110.5 9.2 7.9 17 22.9 17 46.4 0 33.7-.3 75.4-.3 83.6 0 6.5 4.6 14.4 17.3 12.1C428.2 457.8 496 362.9 496 252 496 113.3 383.5 8 244.8 8zM97.2 352.9c-1.3 1-1 3.3.7 5.2 1.6 1.6 3.9 2.3 5.2 1 1.3-1 1-3.3-.7-5.2-1.6-1.6-3.9-2.3-5.2-1zm-10.8-8.1c-.7 1.3.3 2.9 2.3 3.9 1.6 1 3.6.7 4.3-.7.7-1.3-.3-2.9-2.3-3.9-2-.6-3.6-.3-4.3.7zm32.4 35.6c-1.6 1.3-1 4.3 1.3 6.2 2.3 2.3 5.2 2.6 6.5 1 1.3-1.3.7-4.3-1.3-6.2-2.2-2.3-5.2-2.6-6.5-1zm-11.4-14.7c-1.6 1-1.6 3.6 0 5.9 1.6 2.3 4.3 3.3 5.6 2.3 1.6-1.3 1.6-3.9 0-6.2-1.4-2.3-4-3.3-5.6-2z"/></svg>](https://github.com/samanthacsik/teach-me-how-to-google)

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[Original talk](https://github.com/UCSB-MEDS/teach-me-how-to-google) developed for the [Master of Environmental Data Science Program](https://bren.ucsb.edu/masters-programs/master-environmental-data-science) (MEDS) at UC Santa Barbara's Bren School of Environmental Science and Management.
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### But first, who am I and how'd I land myself here?

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<span style = 'font-size: 90%;'>I *never* imagined that I'd be an environmental data scientist (let alone teach others about it).</span>

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### But first, who am I and how'd I land myself here?

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### But first, who am I and how'd I land myself here?

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### But first, who am I and how'd I land myself here?

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### But first, who am I and how'd I land myself here?

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### But first, who am I and how'd I land myself here?

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### Joining co-learning communities can be invaluable in your growth as data scientists

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<span style = 'font-size: 80%;'>Learn more about these awesome, local (Santa Barbara-area) professional development and coding communities: [R-Ladies Santa Barbara](https://www.meetup.com/rladies-santa-barbara/), [Santa Barbara Women in STEM](https://www.sbwomeninstem.org/), [UCSB Carpentries](https://ucsbcarpentry.github.io/), the [Data Analysis and Coding Club (DANC)](https://www.instagram.com/danc.ucsb/?hl=en), & [Central Coast Python](meetup.com/central-coast-python/).</span>
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### Welcome to data science, where questions are aplenty!

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<span style = 'font-size: 85%;'>-Me, everytime I open RStudio</span>
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 ### It doesn't mean you won't still feel like this at times:
 
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### But the goal is to be a bit more at peace with that feeling...and have the confidence that you can find your way

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<span style = 'font-size: 85%;'>Artwork by [@allison_horst](https://twitter.com/allison_horst?lang=en)
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### I typically find myself turning to Google for one of two reasons:

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### We've all been here before:

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<span style = 'font-size: 75%;'>Artwork by [@allison_horst](https://twitter.com/allison_horst?lang=en)</span>
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### Pause, exhale, narrow down your potential Google search

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Common reason why things get funky in a way that makes it difficult to debug and understand. The good thing is that you don't have to. Quit, restart!

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<span style = 'font-size: 75%;'>Source: This [tweet](https://twitter.com/cogscimom/status/1354508785365078016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) by [@cogscimom](https://twitter.com/cogscimom).</span>
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### <span style = 'font-size: 120%;'><svg aria-label="Triangle Exclamation" role="img" viewBox="0 0 512 512" style="height:1em;width:1em;vertical-align:-0.125em;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;font-size:inherit;fill:#05859B;overflow:visible;position:relative;"><title>Triangle Exclamation</title><path d="M256 32c14.2 0 27.3 7.5 34.5 19.8l216 368c7.3 12.4 7.3 27.7 .2 40.1S486.3 480 472 480H40c-14.3 0-27.6-7.7-34.7-20.1s-7-27.8 .2-40.1l216-368C228.7 39.5 241.8 32 256 32zm0 128c-13.3 0-24 10.7-24 24V296c0 13.3 10.7 24 24 24s24-10.7 24-24V184c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24zm32 224a32 32 0 1 0 -64 0 32 32 0 1 0 64 0z"/></svg>  Read that error message!</span>

**Helpful:**

```r
library(tidyverse) # a collection of data wrangling & visualization packages
library(palmerpenguins) # contains the 'penguins' data set

# print out the first three rows of the penguins data frame
head(penguins, 3)
```

```
## # A tibble: 3 × 8
##   species island    bill_length_mm bill_depth_mm flipper_length_mm body_mass_g
##   <fct>   <fct>              <dbl>         <dbl>             <int>       <int>
## 1 Adelie  Torgersen           39.1          18.7               181        3750
## 2 Adelie  Torgersen           39.5          17.4               186        3800
## 3 Adelie  Torgersen           40.3          18                 195        3250
## # ℹ 2 more variables: sex <fct>, year <int>
```

```r
# what unique values are in the species column of the penguins data frame?
unique(penguins$species)
```

```
## [1] Adelie    Gentoo    Chinstrap
## Levels: Adelie Chinstrap Gentoo
```

```r
# filter for just "Gentoo" penguins
gentoo <- penguins %>% 
  filter(species = "Gentoo")
```

```
## Error in `filter()`:
## ! We detected a named input.
## ℹ This usually means that you've used `=` instead of `==`.
## ℹ Did you mean `species == "Gentoo"`?
```

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Revisit A.Horst's lab materials from EDS 221: https://allisonhorst.github.io/EDS_221_programming-essentials/interactive_sessions/day_9_interactive.html#2_Basics_-_troubleshooting_practice__tips

---

**Somewhat less helpful:**

```r
# create data object, 'dat'
dat <- data.frame(x = 1, y = 2)
dat
```

```
##   x y
## 1 1 2
```

.footnote[
<span style = 'font-size: 80%;'>Example from Jenny Bryan's 2020 RSTUDIO::CONF keynote, [Object of type ‘closure’ is not subsettable](https://www.rstudio.com/resources/rstudioconf-2020/object-of-type-closure-is-not-subsettable/).
]

```r
# extract column 'x' from your data object
df$x
```

```
## Error in df$x: object of type 'closure' is not subsettable
```

<span style = 'font-size: 65%;'>If you feel incredibly frustrated by this error, well, welcome to the club! Jenny Bryan writes:</span>

> <span style = 'font-size: 65%;'>Your first “object of type ‘closure’ is not subsettable” error message is a big milestone for an R user. Congratulations, if there was any lingering doubt, you now know that you are officially programming!</span>

<span style = 'font-size: 65%;'>This error often arises when you attempt to subset a function (i.e. treat a function in a way that it is shouldn't be). Here, we forgot that we called called our object `dat`, and not `df`. `df()` also happens to be a function that gives you the density of the 'F' distribution and we are attempting to subset a column (`x`) from it.</span>

???

Revisit A.Horst's lab materials from EDS 221: https://allisonhorst.github.io/EDS_221_programming-essentials/interactive_sessions/day_9_interactive.html#2_Basics_-_troubleshooting_practice__tips

---

Check out some of these additional resources for common R error messages and strategies for fixing them:

* [Common R Error Messages](https://www.programmingr.com/r-error-messages/), on [ProgrammingR](https://www.programmingr.com/)
    
  * [Common R Programming Errors Faced by Beginners](https://www.r-bloggers.com/2016/06/common-r-programming-errors-faced-by-beginners/), on [R-bloggers](https://www.r-bloggers.com/)
    
  * [R Error Message Cheat Sheet](http://varianceexplained.org/courses/errors/), by David Robinson on his blog, [Variance Explained](http://varianceexplained.org/)
    
  * [How to: Interpret Common Errors in R](https://warin.ca/posts/rcourse-howto-interpretcommonerrors/), by [Thierry Warin](https://warin.ca/)
  
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### <span style = 'font-size: 120%;'><svg aria-label="File Lines" role="img" viewBox="0 0 384 512" style="height:1em;width:0.75em;vertical-align:-0.125em;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;font-size:inherit;fill:#05859B;overflow:visible;position:relative;"><title>File Lines</title><path d="M64 464c-8.8 0-16-7.2-16-16V64c0-8.8 7.2-16 16-16H224v80c0 17.7 14.3 32 32 32h80V448c0 8.8-7.2 16-16 16H64zM64 0C28.7 0 0 28.7 0 64V448c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64H320c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64V154.5c0-17-6.7-33.3-18.7-45.3L274.7 18.7C262.7 6.7 246.5 0 229.5 0H64zm56 256c-13.3 0-24 10.7-24 24s10.7 24 24 24H264c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24s-10.7-24-24-24H120zm0 96c-13.3 0-24 10.7-24 24s10.7 24 24 24H264c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24s-10.7-24-24-24H120z"/></svg>  Double-check the documentation</span>

<span style = 'font-size: 75%;'>While documentation can sometimes be tricky to read, it provides critical info for understanding how to use a package or function. Check out the documentation for any loaded package or function by either typing `?function_name` or `help(function_name)` in your console. If you search for a function from a package that is not currently loaded, R will prompt you to type `??function_name`.</span>

<span style = 'font-size: 75%;'>Documentation may include lots of different pieces of information. One example, `ggplot()`:</span>

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<span style = 'font-size: 75%;'>What's included in documentation varies by function and package. Some other important components include:</span>

<span style = 'font-size: 65%;'><svg aria-label="Angle Right" role="img" viewBox="0 0 320 512" style="height:1em;width:0.62em;vertical-align:-0.125em;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;font-size:inherit;fill:#05859B;overflow:visible;position:relative;"><title>Angle Right</title><path d="M278.6 233.4c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.8 0 45.3l-160 160c-12.5 12.5-32.8 12.5-45.3 0s-12.5-32.8 0-45.3L210.7 256 73.4 118.6c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.8 0-45.3s32.8-12.5 45.3 0l160 160z"/></svg> **Usage:** shows the various arguments to need to specify. Some are necessary, some are optional. Default values are shown here (See `ggplot` example on [previous slide](https://samanthacsik.github.io/teach-me-how-to-google/slides/WaterData_2022-11-08.html#34))</span>
  
  <span style = 'font-size: 65%;'><svg aria-label="Angle Right" role="img" viewBox="0 0 320 512" style="height:1em;width:0.62em;vertical-align:-0.125em;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;font-size:inherit;fill:#05859B;overflow:visible;position:relative;"><title>Angle Right</title><path d="M278.6 233.4c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.8 0 45.3l-160 160c-12.5 12.5-32.8 12.5-45.3 0s-12.5-32.8 0-45.3L210.7 256 73.4 118.6c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.8 0-45.3s32.8-12.5 45.3 0l160 160z"/></svg> **Arguments:** briefly describes what each argument is/takes as a value (See `ggplot` example on [previous slide](https://samanthacsik.github.io/teach-me-how-to-google/slides/WaterData_2022-11-08.html#34))</span>

<span style = 'font-size: 75%;'>Some packages will also have **vignettes**, which provide more detailed descriptions of how functions within a package should be used. Googling `package_name vignette` will usually get you there (e.g. check out the [`dplyr` vignette](https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/dplyr/vignettes/dplyr.html)). Alternatively, package documentation on [CRAN](https://cran.r-project.org/)<sup>1</sup> will typically include any vignettes that are associated with that package (e.g. find all `dplyr` vignettes [here](https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/dplyr/index.html)).</span>

<span style = 'font-size: 60%;'><sup>1</sup>[CRAN](https://cran.r-project.org/) stands for the **C**omprehensive **R** **A**rchive **N**etwork and is R's central software repository -- in other words, it's where published R packages (including previous versions of published R packages) live. When you run `install.packages("package_name)`, R (on your computer) reaches out to CRAN to find/install the latest version of that package on your computer.</span>
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### <span style = 'font-size: 120%;'><svg aria-label="Earlybirds" role="img" viewBox="0 0 480 512" style="height:1em;width:0.94em;vertical-align:-0.125em;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;font-size:inherit;fill:#05859B;overflow:visible;position:relative;"><title>Earlybirds</title><path d="M313.2 47.5c1.2-13 21.3-14 36.6-8.7.9.3 26.2 9.7 19 15.2-27.9-7.4-56.4 18.2-55.6-6.5zm-201 6.9c30.7-8.1 62 20 61.1-7.1-1.3-14.2-23.4-15.3-40.2-9.6-1 .3-28.7 10.5-20.9 16.7zM319.4 160c-8.8 0-16 7.2-16 16s7.2 16 16 16 16-7.2 16-16-7.2-16-16-16zm-159.7 0c-8.8 0-16 7.2-16 16s7.2 16 16 16 16-7.2 16-16-7.2-16-16-16zm318.5 163.2c-9.9 24-40.7 11-63.9-1.2-13.5 69.1-58.1 111.4-126.3 124.2.3.9-2-.1 24 1 33.6 1.4 63.8-3.1 97.4-8-19.8-13.8-11.4-37.1-9.8-38.1 1.4-.9 14.7 1.7 21.6 11.5 8.6-12.5 28.4-14.8 30.2-13.6 1.6 1.1 6.6 20.9-6.9 34.6 4.7-.9 8.2-1.6 9.8-2.1 2.6-.8 17.7 11.3 3.1 13.3-14.3 2.3-22.6 5.1-47.1 10.8-45.9 10.7-85.9 11.8-117.7 12.8l1 11.6c3.8 18.1-23.4 24.3-27.6 6.2.8 17.9-27.1 21.8-28.4-1l-.5 5.3c-.7 18.4-28.4 17.9-28.3-.6-7.5 13.5-28.1 6.8-26.4-8.5l1.2-12.4c-36.7.9-59.7 3.1-61.8 3.1-20.9 0-20.9-31.6 0-31.6 2.4 0 27.7 1.3 63.2 2.8-61.1-15.5-103.7-55-114.9-118.2-25 12.8-57.5 26.8-68.2.8-10.5-25.4 21.5-42.6 66.8-73.4.7-6.6 1.6-13.3 2.7-19.8-14.4-19.6-11.6-36.3-16.1-60.4-16.8 2.4-23.2-9.1-23.6-23.1.3-7.3 2.1-14.9 2.4-15.4 1.1-1.8 10.1-2 12.7-2.6 6-31.7 50.6-33.2 90.9-34.5 19.7-21.8 45.2-41.5 80.9-48.3C203.3 29 215.2 8.5 216.2 8c1.7-.8 21.2 4.3 26.3 23.2 5.2-8.8 18.3-11.4 19.6-10.7 1.1.6 6.4 15-4.9 25.9 40.3 3.5 72.2 24.7 96 50.7 36.1 1.5 71.8 5.9 77.1 34 2.7.6 11.6.8 12.7 2.6.3.5 2.1 8.1 2.4 15.4-.5 13.9-6.8 25.4-23.6 23.1-3.2 17.3-2.7 32.9-8.7 47.7 2.4 11.7 4 23.8 4.8 36.4 37 25.4 70.3 42.5 60.3 66.9zM207.4 159.9c.9-44-37.9-42.2-78.6-40.3-21.7 1-38.9 1.9-45.5 13.9-11.4 20.9 5.9 92.9 23.2 101.2 9.8 4.7 73.4 7.9 86.3-7.1 8.2-9.4 15-49.4 14.6-67.7zm52 58.3c-4.3-12.4-6-30.1-15.3-32.7-2-.5-9-.5-11 0-10 2.8-10.8 22.1-17 37.2 15.4 0 19.3 9.7 23.7 9.7 4.3 0 6.3-11.3 19.6-14.2zm135.7-84.7c-6.6-12.1-24.8-12.9-46.5-13.9-40.2-1.9-78.2-3.8-77.3 40.3-.5 18.3 5 58.3 13.2 67.8 13 14.9 76.6 11.8 86.3 7.1 15.8-7.6 36.5-78.9 24.3-101.3z"/></svg>  Talk about it *out loud*</span>

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This is often referred to as **rubber duck debugging**, and it goes something like this:

> <span style = 'font-size: 55%;'>*1. Beg, borrow, steal, buy, fabricate or otherwise obtain a rubber duck (bathtub variety).*</span>

> <span style = 'font-size: 55%;'>*2. Place rubber duck on desk and inform it you are just going to go over some code with it, if that’s all right.*</span>

> <span style = 'font-size: 55%;'>*3. Explain to the duck what your code is supposed to do, and then go into detail and explain your code **line by line**.*</span>

> <span style = 'font-size: 55%;'>*4. At some point you will tell the duck what you are doing next and then realise that that is not in fact what you are actually doing. The duck will sit there serenely, happy in the knowledge that it has helped you on your way.*</span> 
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<span style = 'font-size: 50%;'>- [rubberduckdebugging.com](https://rubberduckdebugging.com/) with original credit to Andy from lists.ethernal.org</span>
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I'll also note that I tend to combine this 'rubber ducky debugging' method with actually running my code line-by-line.

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### Still haven't figured it out? Enter Google.

<span style = 'font-size: 100%;'><svg aria-label="Google Logo" role="img" viewBox="0 0 488 512" style="height:1em;width:0.95em;vertical-align:-0.125em;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;font-size:inherit;fill:#05859B;overflow:visible;position:relative;"><title>Google Logo</title><path d="M488 261.8C488 403.3 391.1 504 248 504 110.8 504 0 393.2 0 256S110.8 8 248 8c66.8 0 123 24.5 166.3 64.9l-67.5 64.9C258.5 52.6 94.3 116.6 94.3 256c0 86.5 69.1 156.6 153.7 156.6 98.2 0 135-70.4 140.8-106.9H248v-85.3h236.1c2.3 12.7 3.9 24.9 3.9 41.4z"/></svg>  General Googling tips:</span>

- <span style = 'font-size: 75%;'>[r] + error message</span>
  - <span style = 'font-size: 75%;'>error message + function or package name</span>
  - <span style = 'font-size: 75%;'>sometimes even just the error message alone with suffice</span>

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- <span style = 'font-size: 75%;'>past solutions can become outdated quickly -- target recent posts and responses</span>
  
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- <span style = 'font-size: 75%;'>sometimes one explanation will make sense in a way that another explanation will not</span>
  
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- <span style = 'font-size: 75%;'>not every part of an online response will be relevant to *your* problem -- take care when copying/pasting entire "solutions"</span>
  
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James Frew posted in the eds-223 channel on Monday, October 4, 2021:

- Reminder: anytime you get an unusually cryptic error message, it doesn't hurt to just cut-n-paste a reasonably-specific chunk of the message into Google.

- For example, one of you contacted me about an error message whose last line was: `function 'Rcpp_precious_remove' not provided by package 'Rcpp'`

- That looked reasonably-specific (i.e., likely to retrieve something useful, and unlikely to retrieve cat memes), so I Googled it: https://www.google.com/search?q=function+%27Rcpp_precious_remove%27+not+provided+by+package+%27Rcpp%27

- First hit was: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/68416435/rcpp-package-doesnt-include-rcpp-precious-remove which solved the problem.

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## <svg aria-label="Stack Overflow" role="img" viewBox="0 0 384 512" style="height:1em;width:0.75em;vertical-align:-0.125em;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;font-size:inherit;fill:#05859B;overflow:visible;position:relative;"><title>Stack Overflow</title><path d="M290.7 311L95 269.7 86.8 309l195.7 41zm51-87L188.2 95.7l-25.5 30.8 153.5 128.3zm-31.2 39.7L129.2 179l-16.7 36.5L293.7 300zM262 32l-32 24 119.3 160.3 32-24zm20.5 328h-200v39.7h200zm39.7 80H42.7V320h-40v160h359.5V320h-40z"/></svg> Refine your search on Stack Overflow

<span style = 'font-size: 90%;'>You're probably going to end up on Stack Overflow *often*. Increase your chances of finding a helpful answer by visiting their [How do I search?](https://stackoverflow.com/help/searching) page, which details all search operators.</span>

<span style = 'font-size: 90%;'>You will also find a handy "cheat sheet" that suggests some of the more common search operators when you click into the search bar:</span>

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Check out the difference between searching for [[r] “dplyr filter” answers:3](https://stackoverflow.com/search?q=%5Br%5D+%22dplyr+filter%22+answers%3A3) versus [r filter](https://stackoverflow.com/search?q=r+filter).
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## Still stumped? Ask the community!

<span style = 'font-size: 75%;'>Create a `reprex` i.e. a **minimal reproducible example**. Strip away the cruft and present only what is required to reproduce your issue. Most of the time, this will help *you* solve your own problem. And if you still can't figure it out, you've helped the community help you.</span>

<span style = 'font-size: 75%;'>Check out [FAQ: How to do a minimal reproducible example (reprex) for beginners](https://community.rstudio.com/t/faq-how-to-do-a-minimal-reproducible-example-reprex-for-beginners/23061) and [Reprex do's and don'ts](https://reprex.tidyverse.org/articles/reprex-dos-and-donts.html) to get started on creating your first `reprex`.</span>

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## <svg aria-label="Circle Question" role="img" viewBox="0 0 512 512" style="height:1em;width:1em;vertical-align:-0.125em;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;font-size:inherit;fill:#93C6C2;overflow:visible;position:relative;"><title>Circle Question</title><path d="M464 256A208 208 0 1 0 48 256a208 208 0 1 0 416 0zM0 256a256 256 0 1 1 512 0A256 256 0 1 1 0 256zm169.8-90.7c7.9-22.3 29.1-37.3 52.8-37.3h58.3c34.9 0 63.1 28.3 63.1 63.1c0 22.6-12.1 43.5-31.7 54.8L280 264.4c-.2 13-10.9 23.6-24 23.6c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24V250.5c0-8.6 4.6-16.5 12.1-20.8l44.3-25.4c4.7-2.7 7.6-7.7 7.6-13.1c0-8.4-6.8-15.1-15.1-15.1H222.6c-3.4 0-6.4 2.1-7.5 5.3l-.4 1.2c-4.4 12.5-18.2 19-30.6 14.6s-19-18.2-14.6-30.6l.4-1.2zM224 352a32 32 0 1 1 64 0 32 32 0 1 1 -64 0z"/></svg> I know what I want my code to do, but I have no idea how to actually pull it off

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## Knowing *what* to search for is half the battle

.pull-left[
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The early hard part is just knowing the vocabulary. True beginners would have no reason to know what a join is. They might describe it as “looking up values from another table” which may not produce helpful results. So reading through a text book or intro class can give vocab</p>&mdash; JD Long (@CMastication) <a href="https://twitter.com/CMastication/status/1437827181476995072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 14, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
]

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Maybe we need to just tell learners “read the book for both the concepts AND the vocabulary to ask questions” because I bet they don’t realize this at all.</p>&mdash; JD Long (@CMastication) <a href="https://twitter.com/CMastication/status/1437833818518528003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 14, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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## A curated **vocab list** of R terminology may help

<span style = 'font-size: 80%;'><svg aria-label="Angle Right" role="img" viewBox="0 0 320 512" style="height:1em;width:0.62em;vertical-align:-0.125em;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;font-size:inherit;fill:#05859B;overflow:visible;position:relative;"><title>Angle Right</title><path d="M278.6 233.4c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.8 0 45.3l-160 160c-12.5 12.5-32.8 12.5-45.3 0s-12.5-32.8 0-45.3L210.7 256 73.4 118.6c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.8 0-45.3s32.8-12.5 45.3 0l160 160z"/></svg>  Hadley Wickham lists functions that he believes constitute a good working vocabulary for R fluency in his book, [Advanced R (first edition)](http://adv-r.had.co.nz/Vocabulary.html), & Joachim Schork (the voice behind the blog, [Statistics Globe](https://statisticsglobe.com/)) curates a long list of R commands and functions in his post, [R Functions List (+ Examples) | All Basic Commands of the R Programming Language](https://statisticsglobe.com/r-functions-list/).</span>

- <span style = 'font-size: 75%;'>Keeping a running vocab list for yourself (that's organized in a way that makes most sense to *you*) can be massively helpful, even if just for the beginning stages of your R journey. It won't be long until you start realizing how much you actually know:</span>

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<span style = 'font-size: 85%;'>Artwork by [@allison_horst](https://twitter.com/allison_horst?lang=en)
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## Use **search operators** to get more specific results

.pull-left[
<img src="media/how_to_nytimes.png" width="97%" />
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<img src="media/how_to_velocity.png" width="90%" />
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.center[
<span style = 'font-size: 65%;'>Source: ‘Infographic: Get More Out Of Google.’ HackCollege. HackCollege, 23 Nov. 2011. Web. 30 July 2015.</span>
]

**For example, compare the following two Google queries:**

**1.** <span style = 'font-family: "Fira Mono";'>[r dplyr join](https://www.google.com/search?q=r+dplyr+join&oq=R+dplyr+join&aqs=chrome.0.0i512l6j69i60.2431j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8)</span>
  
  **2.** <span style = 'font-family: "Fira Mono";'>[site:stackoverflow.com R "dplyr join"](https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Astackoverflow.com+R+%22dplyr+join%22&oq=site%3Astackoverflow.com+R+%22dplyr+join%22&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i58.71866j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8)</span>

---

### It's also okay just to **copy code**

.pull-left[
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jokes are only the beginning.<br><br>The Key is available now, and your programming will never be the same.<a href="https://t.co/KAjJ1DKenf">https://t.co/KAjJ1DKenf</a> <a href="https://t.co/gDiYvBPSqp">https://t.co/gDiYvBPSqp</a> <a href="https://t.co/bhrBJN8N1Y">pic.twitter.com/bhrBJN8N1Y</a></p>&mdash; Cassidy (@cassidoo) <a href="https://twitter.com/cassidoo/status/1442936000578154498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 28, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
]

.pull-right[
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It started as an April Fools prank, but the joke is officially over. The Key is now available for purchase worldwide from <a href="https://twitter.com/drop?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@drop</a> with proceeds going to <a href="https://twitter.com/digundiv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@digundiv</a>. Check it out: <a href="https://t.co/rLQVdVn4ms">https://t.co/rLQVdVn4ms</a> <a href="https://t.co/rsO63pNd1B">pic.twitter.com/rsO63pNd1B</a></p>&mdash; Stack Overflow (@StackOverflow) <a href="https://twitter.com/StackOverflow/status/1442898486685364224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 28, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
]

???

Once you find a search result, it’s ok in the beginning to copy and paste without fully understanding what the code does. Over time, as you get better at coding, the code that other people post will make more sense.

---

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## <svg aria-label="Bug" role="img" viewBox="0 0 512 512" style="height:1em;width:1em;vertical-align:-0.125em;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;font-size:inherit;fill:#93C6C2;overflow:visible;position:relative;"><title>Bug</title><path d="M256 0c53 0 96 43 96 96v3.6c0 15.7-12.7 28.4-28.4 28.4H188.4c-15.7 0-28.4-12.7-28.4-28.4V96c0-53 43-96 96-96zM41.4 105.4c12.5-12.5 32.8-12.5 45.3 0l64 64c.7 .7 1.3 1.4 1.9 2.1c14.2-7.3 30.4-11.4 47.5-11.4H312c17.1 0 33.2 4.1 47.5 11.4c.6-.7 1.2-1.4 1.9-2.1l64-64c12.5-12.5 32.8-12.5 45.3 0s12.5 32.8 0 45.3l-64 64c-.7 .7-1.4 1.3-2.1 1.9c6.2 12 10.1 25.3 11.1 39.5H480c17.7 0 32 14.3 32 32s-14.3 32-32 32H416c0 24.6-5.5 47.8-15.4 68.6c2.2 1.3 4.2 2.9 6 4.8l64 64c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.8 0 45.3s-32.8 12.5-45.3 0l-63.1-63.1c-24.5 21.8-55.8 36.2-90.3 39.6V240c0-8.8-7.2-16-16-16s-16 7.2-16 16V479.2c-34.5-3.4-65.8-17.8-90.3-39.6L86.6 502.6c-12.5 12.5-32.8 12.5-45.3 0s-12.5-32.8 0-45.3l64-64c1.9-1.9 3.9-3.4 6-4.8C101.5 367.8 96 344.6 96 320H32c-17.7 0-32-14.3-32-32s14.3-32 32-32H96.3c1.1-14.1 5-27.5 11.1-39.5c-.7-.6-1.4-1.2-2.1-1.9l-64-64c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.8 0-45.3z"/></svg> Take proactive measures to make *your* code easier to debug

---

## Help future you *and* others by writing thoughtful code
--

<br>

<span style = 'font-size: 120%;'><svg aria-label="Code" role="img" viewBox="0 0 640 512" style="height:1em;width:1.25em;vertical-align:-0.125em;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;font-size:inherit;fill:#05859B;overflow:visible;position:relative;"><title>Code</title><path d="M392.8 1.2c-17-4.9-34.7 5-39.6 22l-128 448c-4.9 17 5 34.7 22 39.6s34.7-5 39.6-22l128-448c4.9-17-5-34.7-22-39.6zm80.6 120.1c-12.5 12.5-12.5 32.8 0 45.3L562.7 256l-89.4 89.4c-12.5 12.5-12.5 32.8 0 45.3s32.8 12.5 45.3 0l112-112c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3l-112-112c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0zm-306.7 0c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0l-112 112c-12.5 12.5-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l112 112c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0s12.5-32.8 0-45.3L77.3 256l89.4-89.4c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3z"/></svg>  Plan your approach by writing pseudocode</span>

<br>

<span style = 'font-size: 120%;'><svg aria-label="Brain" role="img" viewBox="0 0 512 512" style="height:1em;width:1em;vertical-align:-0.125em;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;font-size:inherit;fill:#05859B;overflow:visible;position:relative;"><title>Brain</title><path d="M184 0c30.9 0 56 25.1 56 56V456c0 30.9-25.1 56-56 56c-28.9 0-52.7-21.9-55.7-50.1c-5.2 1.4-10.7 2.1-16.3 2.1c-35.3 0-64-28.7-64-64c0-7.4 1.3-14.6 3.6-21.2C21.4 367.4 0 338.2 0 304c0-31.9 18.7-59.5 45.8-72.3C37.1 220.8 32 207 32 192c0-30.7 21.6-56.3 50.4-62.6C80.8 123.9 80 118 80 112c0-29.9 20.6-55.1 48.3-62.1C131.3 21.9 155.1 0 184 0zM328 0c28.9 0 52.6 21.9 55.7 49.9c27.8 7 48.3 32.1 48.3 62.1c0 6-.8 11.9-2.4 17.4c28.8 6.2 50.4 31.9 50.4 62.6c0 15-5.1 28.8-13.8 39.7C493.3 244.5 512 272.1 512 304c0 34.2-21.4 63.4-51.6 74.8c2.3 6.6 3.6 13.8 3.6 21.2c0 35.3-28.7 64-64 64c-5.6 0-11.1-.7-16.3-2.1c-3 28.2-26.8 50.1-55.7 50.1c-30.9 0-56-25.1-56-56V56c0-30.9 25.1-56 56-56z"/></svg>  Use clear object/variable names</span>

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<span style = 'font-size: 120%;'><svg aria-label="Check" role="img" viewBox="0 0 448 512" style="height:1em;width:0.88em;vertical-align:-0.125em;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;font-size:inherit;fill:#05859B;overflow:visible;position:relative;"><title>Check</title><path d="M438.6 105.4c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.8 0 45.3l-256 256c-12.5 12.5-32.8 12.5-45.3 0l-128-128c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.8 0-45.3s32.8-12.5 45.3 0L160 338.7 393.4 105.4c12.5-12.5 32.8-12.5 45.3 0z"/></svg>  Build in checks</span>

---

### <span style = 'font-size: 120%;'><svg aria-label="Code" role="img" viewBox="0 0 640 512" style="height:1em;width:1.25em;vertical-align:-0.125em;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;font-size:inherit;fill:#05859B;overflow:visible;position:relative;"><title>Code</title><path d="M392.8 1.2c-17-4.9-34.7 5-39.6 22l-128 448c-4.9 17 5 34.7 22 39.6s34.7-5 39.6-22l128-448c4.9-17-5-34.7-22-39.6zm80.6 120.1c-12.5 12.5-12.5 32.8 0 45.3L562.7 256l-89.4 89.4c-12.5 12.5-12.5 32.8 0 45.3s32.8 12.5 45.3 0l112-112c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3l-112-112c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0zm-306.7 0c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0l-112 112c-12.5 12.5-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l112 112c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0s12.5-32.8 0-45.3L77.3 256l89.4-89.4c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3z"/></svg>  Plan your approach by writing pseudocode</span>

<span style = 'font-size: 90%;'>[Pseudocode](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudocode) is a step-by-step written "outline" of your code that you can then transcribe into a programming language (in our case, likely R). It is written in plain language (e.g. English), but uses the structural conventions of a programming language.</span>

```r
##~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
##                                  pseudocode                              ----
##~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

new_df <- original_data %>% 
  filter for gentoo penguins %>% 
  calculate bill length to depth ratio and add as new column

##~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
##                                 actual code                              ----
##~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

penguins_new <- penguins %>% 
  filter(species == "Gentoo") %>% 
  mutate(bill_LD_ratio = bill_length_mm/bill_depth_mm) 
```

???

While pseudocode is often used for planning out more complex algorithms, practicing with simpler examples may help you to avoid making mistakes -- pseudocode forces you acknowledge what each line of your script is meant to do, before you even write any code.

---

### <span style = 'font-size: 120%;'><svg aria-label="Brain" role="img" viewBox="0 0 512 512" style="height:1em;width:1em;vertical-align:-0.125em;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;font-size:inherit;fill:#05859B;overflow:visible;position:relative;"><title>Brain</title><path d="M184 0c30.9 0 56 25.1 56 56V456c0 30.9-25.1 56-56 56c-28.9 0-52.7-21.9-55.7-50.1c-5.2 1.4-10.7 2.1-16.3 2.1c-35.3 0-64-28.7-64-64c0-7.4 1.3-14.6 3.6-21.2C21.4 367.4 0 338.2 0 304c0-31.9 18.7-59.5 45.8-72.3C37.1 220.8 32 207 32 192c0-30.7 21.6-56.3 50.4-62.6C80.8 123.9 80 118 80 112c0-29.9 20.6-55.1 48.3-62.1C131.3 21.9 155.1 0 184 0zM328 0c28.9 0 52.6 21.9 55.7 49.9c27.8 7 48.3 32.1 48.3 62.1c0 6-.8 11.9-2.4 17.4c28.8 6.2 50.4 31.9 50.4 62.6c0 15-5.1 28.8-13.8 39.7C493.3 244.5 512 272.1 512 304c0 34.2-21.4 63.4-51.6 74.8c2.3 6.6 3.6 13.8 3.6 21.2c0 35.3-28.7 64-64 64c-5.6 0-11.1-.7-16.3-2.1c-3 28.2-26.8 50.1-55.7 50.1c-30.9 0-56-25.1-56-56V56c0-30.9 25.1-56 56-56z"/></svg>  Use clear object/variable names</span>

<span style = 'font-size: 80%;'>It can get difficult to keep track of what's what when you start working with multiple datasets and creating lots of different objects. Be sure to name things so that collaborators (including future you!) can more easily understand what's going on. For example:</span>

```r
##~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
##                                Not so good                               ----
##~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

# load csv files
data1 <- read_csv("data/y2020_waterData.csv")
data2 <- read_csv("data/y2021_waterData.csv")

# combine data using the `rbind()` function (assume both csv files have the same structure)
data3 <- rbind(waterData2020, waterData2021)

##~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
##                                    Good!                                 ----
##~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

# load csv files
waterData2020 <- read_csv("data/y2020_waterData.csv")
waterData2021 <- read_csv("data/y2021_waterData.csv")

# combine data using the `rbind()` function (assume both csv files have the same structure)
waterData2020_2021 <- rbind(waterData2020, waterData2021)
```

<span style = 'font-size: 80%;'>You don't need to create excessively long variable names, but being clear is important -- don't sacrifice clarity for shorter names (plus RStudio's autocomplete functionality makes retyping longer variable names a breeze).</span>

---

### <span style = 'font-size: 120%;'><svg aria-label="Check" role="img" viewBox="0 0 448 512" style="height:1em;width:0.88em;vertical-align:-0.125em;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;font-size:inherit;fill:#05859B;overflow:visible;position:relative;"><title>Check</title><path d="M438.6 105.4c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.8 0 45.3l-256 256c-12.5 12.5-32.8 12.5-45.3 0l-128-128c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.8 0-45.3s32.8-12.5 45.3 0L160 338.7 393.4 105.4c12.5-12.5 32.8-12.5 45.3 0z"/></svg> Build in checks</span>

<span style = 'font-size: 70%;'>The function below converts a temperature between Celsius and Fahrenheit, and vice versa. It takes three arguments:</span>

- <span style = 'font-size: 70%;'>`from`: a string, either "fahrenheit" or "celsius"</span> 
  - <span style = 'font-size: 70%;'>`to`: a string, either "fahrenheit" or "celsius"</span>
  - <span style = 'font-size: 70%;'>`temp`: a double, the temperature value to convert</span>
  
<span style = 'font-size: 70%;'>It is important to note that with the way this function is currently written, the `from` and `to` arguments only take the string values, "fahrenheit" or "celsius." What happens if the user accidentally misspells those values? We can make that easier to troubleshoot by building in an informative error message.</span>

```r
convert_temp <- function(from, to, temp) {
  
  # if `from` is "celsius" and `to` is "fahrenheit"
  if(from == "celsius" & to == "fahrenheit") {
    converted_temp <- temp*1.8 + 32
    
    # if `from` is "fahrenheit" and `to` is "celsius"
    } else if(from == "fahrenheit" & to == "celsius") {
    converted_temp <- (temp - 32)/1.8
   
    # if inputs that don't match either of the first two conditionals are supplied, give warning and return NA 
* } else {
*     stop("The inputs provided (from = '", from, "' & to = '", to,"') are not as expected. Double check spelling.")
*     return(NA)
*   }
  
  # return the converted value
  return(converted_temp)
}
```

---

<span style = 'font-size: 90%;'>Let's convert 90°F to °C:</span>

```r
# try it out
convert_temp(from = "farenheit", to = "celsius", temp = 90)
```

```
## Error in convert_temp(from = "farenheit", to = "celsius", temp = 90): The inputs provided (from = 'farenheit' & to = 'celsius') are not as expected. Double check spelling.
```

<span style = 'font-size: 90%;'>Bummer, our code broke. But informative error message to the rescue! Seems like we may have a spelling error for the input values provided to either the `from` and/or `to` arguments. Let's fix and try again:</span>

```r
# oops, misspelled "fahrenheit" - try again
convert_temp(from = "fahrenheit", to = "celsius", temp = 90)
```

```
## [1] 32.22222
```

---
### Google is now forever a part of your coding life...

.center[
<span style = 'font-size: 80%;'>...but with practice, you'll find better solutions faster. Keep at it!</span>
]

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<img src="media/rake.png" alt="A meme with two stacked panels. The top panel depicts a stick figure taking one step forward only to step directly on a rake, which flips up to smack the stick figure in the face. The bottom panel depics a man 'skateboarding' down a set of outdoor stairs on a rake, performing tricks along the way. When he reaches the bottom of the stairs, he accidentally steps on the rake, which flips up to smack him in the face." width="42%" height="42%" />
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<img src="media/google.gif" width="60%" />

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