Week 1 - Introduction to the Course and Data
Welcome to the course! Before we start learning statistics we will get to know each other, the tools we will use, and the policies of the course. If you have any questions about Week 1 materials please post them on Piazza (you will soon see what Piazza is). If you click on icons such as Link to lecture video it would direct you to the appropriate link where the course material lies.| Notes | Links | Due | ||
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| Welcome to the Course | Link to lecture video | |||
| Sign up for Piazza | External link | |||
| Introduce yourself to your classmates | External link | |||
| Sign up for Gradescope | You have been added to the course automatically. | External Link to Gradescope | ||
| Introduce yourself to your professor. | External Link to Gradescope | Oct 8, 11:59 pm | ||
| Getting to Know the Course Website | Take time go over the contents of this website, especially read the policies section. Do not forget to bookmark introdata.science. | |||
| Syllabus quiz | Timed 30 minutes. introdata.science. | External Link to Gradescope | Oct 8, 11:59 pm | |
| Download VPN | Use the instructions to download VPN so that you can access resources such as ICS Hub that are only available on the campus network. | External link | ||
| Log in to ICS Hub (no longer needed we switched to using R on your computers.) | You need to be connected through VPN or must be on campus. Account activation instructions are in the link. Right hand icon | External link | ||
| Download and install R | Yes, you do need to download and install unless you have the latest version. | External link | ||
| Download and install RStudio | Yes, you do need to download and install unless you have the latest version. Download the free Desktop version. From this point onward whenever you see me using ICS Hub, you just need to use RStudio on your computer. | External link | ||
| First Steps in R | Link to lecture video External link | |||
| First Steps in R Markdown | Link to lecture video External link | |||
| Download git (Windows users only) | External link | |||
| GitHub Setup and Introduction | Link to lecture video External link External link to GitHub | |||
| Introduction to Data | Link to lecture video External link | |||
| Reading from IMS book | Section 1.2.1 | Link to reading | ||
| (some) Data Types | Link to lecture video External link | |||
| Data Quiz | In the repo for weekly materials. After you are done, do not forget to push it. | External link to GitHub | Oct 8, 11:59 pm | |
| What is the Question? | Optional Reading. Make sure to read the chart carefully. | Link to reading | ||
| Homework 1 | In course organization you will find your own repo hw1-username. | External link to GitHub | Oct 16, 11:59 pm |