** Section-I
*** {@unit = “15th Nov”, @title = “Course Overview”, @reading, @assignment}
welcome
organization
how to succeed
*** {@unit = “17th Nov”, @title = “Introduction to Data Science”, @reading, @lecture, @foldout}
This unit defines the concept of “data science” and provides an overview of the course schedule for the semester.
By the end of this unit, you will:
A data scientist is a person who should be able to leverage existing data sources, and create new ones as needed in order to extract meaningful information and actionable insights. These insights can be used to drive business decisions and changes intended to achieve business goals… ‘The Perfect Data Scientist’ is the individual who is equally strong in business, programming, statistics, and communication.
FROM: [ What Is Data Science, and What Does a Data Scientist Do? ]{@reading https://www.innoarchitech.com/what-is-data-science-does-data-scientist-do/}
Universities can hardly turn out data scientists fast enough. To meet demand from employers, the United States will need to increase the number of graduates with skills handling large amounts of data by as much as 60 percent.
FROM: Data Science: The Numbers of Our Lives, The New York Times
“Data Scientists identify complex business problems whilst leveraging data value. They work as part of a multidisciplinary team with data architects, data engineers, analysts and others.”
FROM: Data Scientist Career Pathways in Government.
Data Analysts Captivated by R’s Power
https://www.ted.com/talks/anne_milgram_why_smart_statistics_are_the_key_to_fighting_crime
[ ]{@lecture}
PART I
Install R Studio and Pandoc on your machine.
PART II - MY FIRST MARKDOWN DOCUMENT
Read about Markdown in the Resources tab.
[ Download Rmd Template ]{@assignment https://cdn.rawgit.com/DS4PS/Data-Science-Class/master/01-TEXTBOOK/Unit-04-Analysis-with-Groups.Rmd}
Here is what your Markdown file will look like. You need to replace all –>text<– with the appropriate responses formatted using Markdown syntax.
---
output: html_document
---
# Bio for Your Name
--> your picture here <--
## My Home Department
--> link to your home department here <--
## Interest in the Course
--> write a few sentences here <--
## Three Things About Me
--> create a list <--
## BONUS: Something Weird in my Playlist
--> embed a video <--
*** {@unit = “19th Nov”, @title = “Functions and Data Types”, @reading, @assignment, @foldout}
By the end of this unit, you will be able to:
Teetor, P. (2011). R cookbook: Proven recipes for data analysis, statistics, and graphics. “ O’Reilly Media, Inc.”. [ CH 5.2-5.5 ]{@reading http://www.bagualu.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/R_Cookbook.pdf} [ CH 5.2-5.5 ]{@reading https://github.com/DS4PS/Data-Science-Class/raw/master/HANDOUTS/Helpful%20Programming%20Vocabulary.pdf}
[ ]{@lecture}
** Section -II
*** {@unit = “10th Dec”, @title = “Expressive Business Rules”, @assignment, @foldout}
[ ]{@reading} [ ]{@handout} [ ]{@assignment}
*** {@unit = “12th Dec”, @title = “Building Datasets”, @assignment}
[ ]{@reading} [ ]{@handout} [ ]{@assignment}
*** {@unit = “20th Dec”, @title = “Descriptive Analysis”, @reading, @assignment}
[ ]{@reading} [ ]{@handout} [ ]{@assignment}
*** {@unit = “10th Jan”, @title = “Visualization I”, @lecture, @assignment}
[ ]{@reading} [ ]{@handout} [ ]{@assignment}
** Section-III
*** {@unit = “15th Jan”, @title = “Data Ingestion”, @reading, @lecture, @assignment}
[ ]{@reading} [ ]{@handouts} [ ]{@assignment}
*** {@unit = “20th Jan”, @title = “Advanced Visualization”, @lecture, @assignment}
[ ]{@reading} [ ]{@handouts} [ ]{@assignment}