STA 199: Introduction to Data Science & Statistical Thinking
This page contains an outline of the topics, content, and assignments for the semester! Entries for future dates are tentative; the timeline of topics, assignments, and due dates might be changed throughout the session at the instructorβs discretion. All material changes will be communicated with the students in a timely manner.
| WEEK | DATE | TOPIC | MATERIALS | DUE | PREPARE |
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| 1 | Mon, Jun 29 | Welcome |
Github Survey - End of Lecture |
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| Mon, Jun 29 | Lab 0 |
π» lab 0 |
Lab 0 - End of Lab |
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| Tue, Jun 30 | Meet the Toolkit |
π r4ds - intro |
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| Wed, Jul 1 | Grammar of Data Visualization |
π r4ds - chp 1 |
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| Thu, Jul 2 | More Data Visualization |
π ims - chp 5 |
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| Thu, Jul 2 | Lab 1 |
π» lab 1 |
π r4ds - chp 2 |
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| Fri, Jul 3 | NO CLASS - Independence Day (Observed) |
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| 2 | Mon, Jul 6 | Grammar of Data Transformation |
Lab 1 - 11:59PM ET |
π r4ds - chp 3.1-3.5 |
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| Tue, Jul 7 | More Data Transformation |
π r4ds - chp 3.6-3.7 |
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| Wed, Jul 8 | Tidying Data |
π r4ds - chp 5 |
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| Thu, Jul 9 | Joining Data |
π₯ Joining data |
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| Thu, Jul 9 | Lab 2 |
π» lab 2 |
π r4ds - chp 4 |
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| Fri, Jul 10 | Data Types and Classes |
π₯ Data types |
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| 3 | Mon, Jul 13 | Importing and Recoding Data |
Lab 2 - 11:59PM ET |
π₯ Importing data |
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| Mon, Jul 13 | Lab 3 |
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| Tue, Jul 14 | More Practice + Midterm Review |
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| Wed, Jul 15 | Midterm Review |
Lab 3 - 11:59PM ET |
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| Thu, Jul 16 | Project Milestone 1 - Collaboration |
π» Project Milestone 1 |
Project Milestone 1 - 12:30PM ET |
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| Fri, Jul 17 | Midterm |
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| 4 | Mon, Jul 20 | Data Science Ethics |
Midterm Takehome - 9:30AM ET |
π mdsr - chp 8 |
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| Tue, Jul 21 | The Language of Models |
π₯ The language of models |
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| Wed, Jul 22 | Simple Linear Regression |
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| Thu, Jul 23 | Multiple Linear Regression 1 |
π₯ Models with multiple predictors |
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| Thu, Jul 23 | Project Milestone 2 - Proposals |
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| Fri, Jul 24 | Multiple Linear Regression 2 |
π ims - chp 8.3-8.5 |
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| Sun, Jul 26 | Project Milestone 2 - 11:59PM ET |
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| 5 | Mon, Jul 27 | Model Selection |
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| Mon, Jul 27 | Lab 4 |
π» lab 4 |
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| Tue, Jul 28 | Logistic Regression 1 |
Lab 4 - 11:59PM ET |
π ims - chp 9 |
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| Wed, Jul 29 | Logistic Regression 2 |
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| Thu, Jul 30 | Intervals |
π₯ Quantifying uncertainty |
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| Thu, Jul 30 | Lab 5 |
π» lab 5 |
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| Fri, Jul 31 | Hypothesis Testing |
Lab 5 - 11:59PM ET |
π ims - chp 11 |
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| 6 | Mon, Aug 3 | More Inference |
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| Mon, Aug 3 | Project Milestone 4 - Peer Review |
π» Code Options |
Project Milestone 4 - 12:30PM ET |
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| Mon, Aug 3 | Lab 6 |
π» lab 6 |
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| Tue, Aug 4 | More Inference |
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| Wed, Aug 5 | Final Review |
π₯οΈ slides 25 |
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| Thu, Aug 6 | Project Milestone 5 - Presentations |
Project - 9:30 AM |
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| Fri, Aug 7 | FINAL EXAM - Date TBD |