Use this page to navigate your way through STAT 545.
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STAT 545: Part A
Topics
| Date | Topic | Worksheet / to do | How to participate |
|---|---|---|---|
| NA | How to troubleshoot | NA | NA |
| Thu, Sep 09 | Intro to R | Worksheet A1 (.ipynb; viewable; zip) (practice worksheet, not for marks); also, see installation instructions in the notes. | Panopto or in-person |
| Tue, Sep 14 | Version Control | NA | Zoom (recording found on canvas) |
| Thu, Sep 16 | Authoring | NA | Panopto or in-person |
| Tue, Sep 21 | Data Manipulation with dplyr | Worksheet A2 (.ipynb; viewable; zip) (Due |
Panopto or in-person |
| Thu, Sep 23 | (Data Manipulation with dplyr, continued) | Worksheet A2 | Panopto or in-person |
| Tue, Sep 28 | Graphing | Worksheet A3 (.ipynb; viewable; zip) (Due Saturday, Oct 9, 2021 at 22:00 PT) | Panopto or in-person |
| Thu, Sep 30 | University closed (Truth and Reconciliation) | NA | NA |
| Tue, Oct 05 | (Graphing, continued) | Worksheet A3 | Panopto or in-person |
| Thu, Oct 07 | Tidy Data | Worksheet A4 (.ipynb; viewable; zip) (Due Saturday, Oct 16, 2021 at 22:00 PT) | Panopto or in-person |
| Tue, Oct 12 | Model Fitting | Worksheet A4 | Panopto or in-person |
| Thu, Oct 14 | Factors and Dates | Worksheet A5 (.ipynb; viewable; zip) (Due Saturday, Oct 23, 2021 at 22:00 PT) | Panopto or in-person |
| Tue, Oct 19 | [Tibble joins] | Worksheet A5 | Zoom |
| Thu, Oct 21 | [Reading and Writing Data] | Worksheet A6 | Panopto or in-person |
Collaborative Project
There are two milestones, each equally weighted:
- Milestone 1: Due Saturday, September 25, 2021 at 17:00 PT.
- Milestone 2: Due Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 22:00 PT.
Mini-Data Analysis
There are three milestones, each equally weighted:
- Milestone 1: Due Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 22:00 PT.
- Milestone 2: Due Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 22:00 PT.
- Milestone 3: Due Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 22:00 PT.
Worksheets
Options for working on these worksheets:
- Edit them with instances of jupyterlab or jupyter notebook that are installed on your own computer. (BEST)
- Edit them with UBC Syzygy (pronounced sizz-ij-ee): https://ubc.syzygy.ca/
- Edit them with Google Colab: https://research.google.com/colaboratory/ (LEAST PREFERABLE)
Submit the worksheets by uploading your .ipynb file to the corresponding canvas assignment slot.
| Worksheet | Download | View | Zip file | # required questions | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worksheet A1 | .ipynb | view it on GitHub | Download zip | NA | not for submission |
| Worksheet A2 | .ipynb | view it on GitHub | Download zip | 10 | Wednesday, Sept 29, 2021 at 22:00 PT |
| Worksheet A3 | .ipynb | view it on GitHub | Download zip | 10 | Saturday, Oct 9, 2021 at 22:00 PT |
| Worksheet A4 | .ipynb | view it on GitHub | Download zip | 10 | Saturday, Oct 16, 2021 at 22:00 PT |
| Worksheet A5 | .ipynb | view it on GitHub | Download zip | 10 | Saturday, Oct 23, 2021 at 22:00 PT |
| Worksheet A6 | [.ipynb] | [view it on GitHub] | Monday, Oct 25, 2021 at 22:00 PT |
STAT 545: Part B
| Date | Topic | Worksheet |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 26 | Functions | Worksheet 1B |
| Thu, Oct 28 | Functions (cont’d) | Worksheet 1B |
| Tue, Nov 02 | R packages | NA |
| Thu, Nov 04 | R Packages (cont’d) | NA |
| Tue, Nov 09 | Automation (Optional lecture) | NA |
| Thu, Nov 11 | University closed (mid-term break / Remembrance Day) | NA |
| Tue, Nov 16 | List columns | Worksheet 2B |
| Thu, Nov 18 | 2 | Worksheet 2B |
| Tue, Nov 23 | 3 | Worksheet 2B |
| Thu, Nov 25 | Character data | Worksheet 3B |
| Tue, Nov 30 | Dashboards | NA |
| Thu, Dec 02 | 2 | NA |
| Tue, Dec 07 | Overflow lecture. Or, optional “data analysis miscellanea” lecture. | NA |
Worksheets
- [General Information]
| Worksheet | Download | View | # required questions | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worksheet 1-B | [.ipynb] | [view it on GitHub] | ||
| Worksheet 2-B | [.ipynb] | [view it on GitHub] | ||
| Worksheet 3-B | [.ipynb] | [view it on GitHub] |
Assignments
| Assignment | Instructions | Launched? | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment 1-B | [view] | ||
| Assignment 2-B | [view] | ||
| Assignment 3-B | [view] | ||
| Assignment 4-B | [view] |