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This is a reminder to sign up today if you are interested in participating in Data Fest.
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<div class="">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.</div>
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<div class="">If you are interested in being on the Calvin Data Fest Team, fill out the following google form with some information by
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<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span>Google Form: <a href="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=" class="">https://goo.gl/forms/ig7ByFbblA9xxOgX2</a></div>
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<div class="">Some more information about the competition is below.</div>
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WHAT IS DATAFEST?</h1>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class="">ASA DataFest<sup style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class="">TM</sup> 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 DataFest<sup style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class="">TM</sup> is a competition,
the main goal of the event is to promote collaboration. <a href="http://ww2.amstat.org/education/datafest/index.cfm" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(85, 26, 139);" class="">For more information about ASA DataFest</a>. </p>
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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class="">When is the event?</strong></p>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class="">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.</li></ul>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class="">Where is the event?</strong></p>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class="">The event will take place in various locations within Mackinac Hall (primarily first floor, Wing A) on the Allendale Campus of GVSU.</li></ul>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class="">What does the event entail?</strong></p>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class="">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.</li></ul>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class="">What resources are permissible to use?</strong></p>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class="">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.</li></ul>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class="">What are some of the competition rules?</strong></p>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class="">Each team has two – five team members.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class="">Team members can come and go as they please; minimally, each participant is expected to be onsite Friday, March 29<sup style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class="">th</sup> from
5 p.m. – midnight and on Sunday, March 31<sup style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class="">st</sup> from noon – 5 p.m.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class="">All work associated with the competition must be done onsite; all team members will have access to Mackinac Hall throughout the weekend</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class="">It's a competition, but a friendly one, so collaboration between teams is not only allowed but highly encouraged. Official DataFest@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.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class="">The source of the data will be kept secret until the start of the competition on March 29<sup style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class="">th</sup>; after that, all
aspects regarding the data must be kept quiet until May 6, 2019 when the last DataFest competition has ended.</li></ul>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class=""> What about food?</strong></p>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class="">A steady supply of food, beverages, and snacks will be provided throughout the weekend!</li></ul>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class="">What do the winning team members receive?</strong></p>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class="">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!</li></ul>
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LINKS</h1>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><a href="http://ww2.amstat.org/education/datafest/index.cfm" target="_blank" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(85, 26, 139);" class="">American Statistical
Association DataFest Page</a></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><a href="http://www.amstat.org/" target="_blank" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(85, 26, 139);" class="">Visit the American Statistical Association
Home Page</a></li></ul>
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SPONSORS</h1>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class="">DataFest@GVSU 2019 is made possible through the generous sponsorship of the following companies and organizations:</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class="">American Statistical Association</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class="">Statistics Department, Grand Valley State University</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class="">Dow Chemical</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class="">Foremost Insurance</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" class="">Data Camp</p>
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