Monthly Archives: January 2015
In-class exercise – Jan 21 – Data Dictionary (with solution)
Day 04 – Data and Metadata – Class slides
Reading Assignment for Day 4 (Jan 21)
What the NSA Wants to Know About Your Phone Calls – The New Yorker (http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/what-the-n-s-a-wants-to-know-about-your-phone-calls)
Online discussion questions – Day 3 (Jan 16) – Data and Science
- What hypotheses did you come up with in your group exercise? What are the theories or rationales behind them?
- “Beautiful women can be bad for men’s health.” (link) – what would be the theories behind it (other than the one in the news)?
In-Class Exercise – Day 3 (Jan 16) – Developing Hypothese
Day 3 (Jan 16) – Data and Science – class slides
Reading Assignment for Day 3 (Jan 16)
Three Science Words We Should Stop Using – Wired (http://www.wired.com/2013/03/three-science-words-we-should-stop-using/)
Day 2 (Jan 14) – Data, Information, and Knowledge – online discussion questions
- What are the examples in data, information, and knowledge, other than what we discussed in-class (student grades, stock prices, and crimes)?
- What kind of data did you find around Alter and Speakman Hall today and what kind of information can we drive from it?
In-Class Exercise – Day 2 – Data is Everywhere
Philadelphia Crime Maps & Stats – Philadelphia PD (http://www.phillypolice.com/crime-maps-stats)
In-Class Exercise – Day 02 – Data is Everywhere.pdf