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Minor Typo Fixes in Section 8.2.1 (#1287)

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Changed meal_type to meal_plan to maintain consistency with the variable name in the data/code.
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@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ students |> janitor::clean_names()
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Another common task after reading in data is to consider variable types. Another common task after reading in data is to consider variable types.
For example, `meal_type` is a categorical variable with a known set of possible values, which in R should be represented as a factor: For example, `meal_plan` is a categorical variable with a known set of possible values, which in R should be represented as a factor:
```{r} ```{r}
students |> students |>
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ students |>
) )
``` ```
Note that the values in the `meal_type` variable have stayed the same, but the type of variable denoted underneath the variable name has changed from character (`<chr>`) to factor (`<fct>`). Note that the values in the `meal_plan` variable have stayed the same, but the type of variable denoted underneath the variable name has changed from character (`<chr>`) to factor (`<fct>`).
You'll learn more about factors in @sec-factors. You'll learn more about factors in @sec-factors.
Before you analyze these data, you'll probably want to fix the `age` column. Before you analyze these data, you'll probably want to fix the `age` column.