Data Fest

[Randall Pruim]

This is a reminder to sign up today if you are interested in participating in Data Fest.

—rjp


On Feb 19, 2019, at 10:05 AM, Randall Pruim <rpruim at calvin.edu<mailto:rpruim at calvin.edu>> wrote:

Grand Valley State University is a DataFest site this year, and Calvin has been invited to send a team of 2-5 students to participate.  DataFest will be the weekend of March 29-31.  Here’s your chance to put those data (and liberal arts) skills to good use in a fun, friendly competition.

If you are interested in being on the Calvin Data Fest Team, fill out the following google form with some information by this week Thursday.

Google Form: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__goo.gl_forms_ig7ByFbblA9xxOgX2&d=DwIGaQ&c=4rZ6NPIETe-LE5i2KBR4rw&r=RETd07_84AAWNHy3_XnGfu607BBOainWRNg8YFxnWIU&m=C64CSNBtrEzu0hMioCiSQ9Mgzbd7O3v-yM-7j3XK5Ak&s=iHVloUn8RQb5222Ck7iIH8B8qtiyI0LO-xgLCFY2sjs&e=<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__goo.gl_forms_ig7ByFbblA9xxOgX2&d=DwMGaQ&c=4rZ6NPIETe-LE5i2KBR4rw&r=c1OexTRpxGPNAKKMX-2AEtRcEjzs6KMB4nvXz7yheqA&m=YOjTc0xckSLnlD9RkNbuIA2ffjs1gjPzA9mJp2NGUGw&s=cN2OCkDAZSviU6liIG4Hcalvrd4l0uU--xVwahhXh40&e=>

Some more information about the competition is below.

—rjp



WHAT IS DATAFEST?

ASA DataFestTM is a data analysis competition where teams of up to five students have a weekend to attack a large, complex, and surprise data set. Your job is to represent your team by finding and communicating insights into these data. While ASA DataFestTM is a competition, the main goal of the event is to promote collaboration. For more information about ASA DataFest<http://ww2.amstat.org/education/datafest/index.cfm>.


When is the event?

  *   The weekend of March 29 – 31; the event starts 5 p.m., Friday, March 29 and will conclude by 5 p.m., Sunday, March 31.

Where is the event?

  *   The event will take place in various locations within Mackinac Hall (primarily first floor, Wing A) on the Allendale Campus of GVSU.

What does the event entail?

  *   Participating students will be introduced to the source of the data on Friday night.  The remainder of the weekend is spent deciding on a research question of interest, preparing the data for analysis, analyzing the data, and preparing a presentation highlighting the findings.  Grand Valley is only one of many schools participating in this event which is sponsored by the American Statistical Association (ASA).  Weekend competitions run from the middle of March until early May.

What resources are permissible to use?

  *   You are welcome to bring your own laptop with any data analysis tools pre-installed; there is no limitation on which software you can use.  Make sure there is sufficient room on your laptop for a dataset of approximately 1.5 GB.  If you don’t have a personal laptop to use, access to university computers will be provided.

What are some of the competition rules?

  *   Each team has two – five team members.
  *   Team members can come and go as they please; minimally, each participant is expected to be onsite Friday, March 29th from 5 p.m. – midnight and on Sunday, March 31st from noon – 5 p.m.
  *   All work associated with the competition must be done onsite; all team members will have access to Mackinac Hall throughout the weekend
  *   It's a competition, but a friendly one, so collaboration between teams is not only allowed but highly encouraged. Official DataFest at GVSU consultants (grad students, faculty, business and industry representatives, etc.) will be available throughout the weekend to provide advice with any questions you might have. Web surfing for information is fine too.  Other outside help is not permitted.
  *   The source of the data will be kept secret until the start of the competition on March 29th; after that, all aspects regarding the data must be kept quiet until May 6, 2019 when the last DataFest competition has ended.

 What about food?

  *   A steady supply of food, beverages, and snacks will be provided throughout the weekend!

What do the winning team members receive?

  *   Presentations are judged in three categories: Best Insight, Best Visualization, and Best Use of External Data.  Winning team members will receive complimentary ASA student memberships, medals, certificates and - - most importantly - - bragging rights!

LINKS

  *   American Statistical Association DataFest Page<http://ww2.amstat.org/education/datafest/index.cfm>
  *   Visit the American Statistical Association Home Page<http://www.amstat.org/>

SPONSORS

DataFest at GVSU 2019 is made possible through the generous sponsorship of the following companies and organizations:

American Statistical Association

Statistics Department, Grand Valley State University

Dow Chemical

Foremost Insurance

Data Camp


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