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Dr. Semmelweis and the Importance of Handwashing
Reanalyze the data behind one of the most important discoveries of modern medicine: handwashing.
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Project Description
In 1847, the Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis made a breakthrough discovery: he discovered handwashing and enforced it at his hospital to save hundreds of lives. Perform data analysis to explore the data behind one of the most important discoveries in modern medicine.
Project Tasks
- 1Reanalyze the medical data Semmelweis collected using R.
Technologies
R
Jasmin Ludolf
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Data Science Content Developer, DataCamp
Jasmin is a Content Developer at DataCamp. After ten years as a global marketing manager in the music industry, she recently changed careers to follow her curiosity for data. Her passion is value exchange and making data science accessible to all.