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Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2016-05-20

HTMLAudience · dataComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · moderate

TL;DR

An exploratory data analysis project that visualizes red wine data in R to uncover what makes some wines rated higher quality than others.

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    What it does
      Explores wine dataset
      Creates visualizations
      Finds quality patterns
    Tech stack
      R
      ggplot2
    Use cases
      Learn exploratory analysis
      Practice data visualization
      Study wine quality factors
    Audience
      Students
      Data enthusiasts

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Practice exploratory data analysis techniques on a real red wine dataset.

REASON 2

Create scatter plots and histograms in R to spot relationships between wine properties.

REASON 3

Learn how alcohol content and acidity relate to wine quality ratings.

REASON 4

Follow a Udacity-style workflow for asking questions about data before drawing conclusions.

What's in the stack?

Rggplot2

How it stacks up

filippopetroli/udacity-red-wine-quality100/rutgers-pbl-dining-2015a15n/a15n_old
LanguageHTMLHTMLHTML
Last pushed2016-05-202015-12-012016-06-18
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficultymoderateeasyeasy
Complexity2/51/51/5
Audiencedatageneralgeneral

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

README doesn't include the wine dataset itself, you need to source it separately, e.g. from Kaggle or UCI.

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to load a wine quality dataset in R and create a scatter plot like this project does.
Prompt 2
Explain how ggplot2 is used in this project to compare wine characteristics.
Prompt 3
Help me find where to download the red wine dataset this project analyzes, like Kaggle or UCI.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is udacity-red-wine-quality?

An exploratory data analysis project that visualizes red wine data in R to uncover what makes some wines rated higher quality than others.

What language is udacity-red-wine-quality written in?

Mainly HTML. The stack also includes R, ggplot2.

Is udacity-red-wine-quality actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2016-05-20).

How hard is udacity-red-wine-quality to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is udacity-red-wine-quality for?

Mainly data.

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