Announcements

  • Project 3 and Homework 12 are out! Please work on them. They are your last assignments for this course due tomorrow.
  • Final exam information and next weeks schedule out on piazza soon.

Other logistics:

  • Our course tutors have released a worksheet on exam-level programming practice problems on Piazza. Feel free to use this as a way to refine your programming skills in time for the final.
  • Grades for more assignments are out -- check Piazza for more details.
  • Remember to submit regrade requests for your homeworks. We will be closing regrades before the final exam.
  • Final exam details will come out in a Piazza post on Friday -- past exams are already available on the course website and are your best resource to prepare!
  • Project 3 and Homework 12 are out! Please work on them. They are your last assignments for this course due Saturday
  • Final exam information and next weeks schedule out tomorrow.
  • Come to tomorrow's lecture! Will be given by both instructors.

Other logistics:

  • Our course tutors have released a worksheet on exam-level programming practice problems on Piazza. Feel free to use this as a way to refine your programming skills in time for the final.
  • Grades for more assignments are out -- check Piazza for more details.
  • Remember to submit regrade requests for your homeworks. We will be closing regrades before the final exam.
  • Final exam details will come out in a Piazza post on Friday -- past exams are already available on the course website and are your best resource to prepare!
  • Project 3 and Homework 12 are out! Please work on them. They are your last assignments for this course.
  • Most of Vinitra's lecture today on Machine Learning is optional material -- please look through the lecture for the specifics of what you need to know.
  • Lecture 32 now includes the slides from the presentation from the Division of Data Sciences.

Other logistics:

  • Our course tutors have released a worksheet on exam-level programming practice problems on Piazza. Feel free to use this as a way to refine your programming skills in time for the final.
  • Grades for more assignments are out -- check Piazza for more details.
  • Remember to submit regrade requests for your homeworks. We will be closing regrades before the final exam.
  • Final exam details will come out in a Piazza post on Friday -- past exams are already available on the course website and are your best resource to prepare!
  • Project 3 is out and HW 11 is due today! Please work on them.
  • Our course tutors have released a worksheet on exam-level programming practice problems on Piazza. Feel free to use this as a way to refine your programming skills in time for the final.
  • Grades for more assignments are out -- check Piazza for more details.
  • Remember to submit regrade requests for your homeworks. We will be closing regrades before the final exam.
  • Go to lab! There will be an important regression inference worksheet. Today's lecture will also help with the project.
  • Final exam details will come out in a Piazza post on Friday -- past exams are already available on the course website.
  • Project 3 and Homework 11 are out! Please work on them.
  • Our course tutors have released a worksheet on exam-level programming practice problems on Piazza. Feel free to use this as a way to refine your programming skills in time for the final.
  • Grades for more assignments are out -- check Piazza for more details.
  • Homework 10 out and due tonight.
  • Project 3 and Homework 11 out after lecture.
  • Concepual Office Hours: The worksheet from the Hypothesis Testing / AB Testing / Confidence Intervals conceptual office hour last weekend has been posted on Piazza.
    • There will be another session this Saturday from 2 - 5 PM in 531 Cory Hall on this weeks topics.
  • Our course tutors will be releasing a worksheet on exam-level programming practice problems early next week. Feel free to use this as a way to refine your programming skills in time for the final.
  • Grades for more assignments out -- check Piazza for more details.
  • Homework 10 out and due tomorrow night.
  • Project 3 and Homework 11 out tomorrow after lecture.
  • Concepual Office Hours: The worksheet from the Hypothesis Testing / AB Testing / Confidence Intervals conceptual office hour last weekend has been posted on Piazza.
    • There will be another session this Saturday from 2 - 5 PM in 531 Cory Hall on this weeks topics.
  • Our course tutors will be releasing a worksheet on exam-level programming practice problems later this week / early next week. Feel free to use this as a way to refine your programming skills in time for the final.
  • Homework 10 out and due Friday night.
  • The Data 8 final exam will take place on August 9th from 5 PM - 8 PM. If you cannot make it during this time slot due to an official final exam course conflict, email your lab GSI immediately. The final deadline for final exam conflicts is at midnight on Wednesday, July 25, 2018.

Useful Data 8 Resources:

  • Instructors Fahad and Vinitra have released a post clarifying some points regarding the Central Limit Theorem, Sample Means, and Designing Experiments.
    • Please read this explanation on Piazza if you have any doubts, and post your conceptual questions there so other students can benefit from our answers as well.
    • This is a hard topic, and we would love to help answer your questions.
  • Concepual Office Hours: The worksheet from the Hypothesis Testing / AB Testing / Confidence Intervals conceptual office hour last weekend has been posted on Piazza.
    • There will be another session this Saturday from 2 - 5 PM in 531 Cory Hall on this weeks topics
  • Our course tutors will be releasing a worksheet on exam-level programming practice problems later this week / early next week. Feel free to use this as a way to refine your programming skills in time for the final.
  • Project 2 and Homework 09 are due tonight!
  • Homework 10 will come out after lecture.
  • The Data 8 final exam will take place on August 9th from 5 PM - 8 PM. If you cannot make it during this time slot due to an official final exam course conflict, email your lab GSI immediately. The final deadline for final exam conflicts is at midnight on Wednesday, July 25, 2018.

Useful Data 8 Resources:

  • Instructors Fahad and Vinitra have released a post clarifying some points regarding the Central Limit Theorem, Sample Means, and Designing Experiments.
    • Please read this explanation on Piazza if you have any doubts, and post your conceptual questions there so other students can benefit from our answers as well.
    • This is a hard topic, and we would love to help answer your questions.
  • Concepual Office Hours: The worksheet from the Hypothesis Testing / AB Testing / Confidence Intervals conceptual office hour last weekend has been posted on Piazza.
    • There will be another session this Saturday from 2 - 5 PM in 531 Cory Hall on this weeks topics
  • Our course tutors will be releasing a worksheet on exam-level programming practice problems later this week / early next week. Feel free to use this as a way to refine your programming skills in time for the final.
  • Project 2 and Homework 09 have been released! Please work on them -- office hours are available throughout the week if you have questions!
  • The Data 8 final exam will take place on August 9th from 5 PM - 8 PM. If you cannot make it during this time slot due to an official final exam course conflict, email your lab GSI immediately. The final deadline for final exam conflicts is at midnight on Wednesday, August 25, 2018.

Useful Data 8 Resources:

  • Instructors Fahad and Vinitra have released a post clarifying some points regarding the Central Limit Theorem, Sample Means, and Designing Experiments.
    • Please read this explanation on Piazza if you have any doubts, and post your conceptual questions there so other students can benefit from our answers as well.
    • This is a hard topic, and we would love to help answer your questions.
  • Concepual Office Hours: The worksheet from the Hypothesis Testing / AB Testing / Confidence Intervals conceptual office hour last weekend has been posted on Piazza.
    • There will be another session this Saturday from 2 - 5 PM in 531 Cory Hall.
  • Today's lab worksheet on Correlation is conceptually fundamental. Make sure to attend lab section to practice these important skills!
  • Our course tutors will be releasing a worksheet on exam-level programming practice problems later this week / early next week. Feel free to use this as a way to refine your programming skills in time for the final.
  • Homework 08 is due today, Homework 09 will be released after lecture.
  • Project 2 partners must be from your lab section. Fill out the partner form on Piazza. Project 2 is due next Tuesday.
  • Conceptual office hours about Hypothesis Testing, A/B Testing, and Confidence Intervals will be taking place on Saturday. This will be from 2-5 PM in Cory Hall. Check the Conceptual office hours post on Piazza for details.
  • Project 2 and Homework 08 have been released, Homework 09 will be released on Friday.
  • Project 2 partners must be from your lab section.
  • Instructors/GSIs are holding one-on-one midsemester advising sessions! Hari still has a few spots open this afternoon. Check Midterm Grades post on Piazza for details.
  • Conceptual office hours about Hypothesis Testing, A/B Testing, and Confidence Intervals will be taking place on Saturday. Check Conceptual office hours post on Piazza for details.
  • Midterm scores released on Gradescope. Regrades are due tonight.
  • Project 2 and Homework 08 have been released. Please start working on them.
  • Project 2 partners must be from your lab section.
  • Instructors/GSIs are holding one-on-one midsemester advising sessions! Vinitra still has a few spots open this afternoon.
  • Conceptual office hours about Hypothesis Testing, A/B Testing, and Confidence Intervals will be taking place on Saturday.
  • Midterm scores released on Gradescope. Regrades due by Wednesday night.
  • Project 2 and Homework 08 up today.
  • Project 2 partners must be from your lab section.
  • Midterm scores released on Gradescope. Regrades due by Wednesday night.
  • Midterm Advising (One on Ones with Staff) up on Piazza, running from today until Thursday.
  • Project 2 and Homework 08 will be up tomorrow.
  • Homework 07 is due Thursday night.
  • Midterm is this Friday in lecture (7/13). Make sure to send in your DSP accomodation letters if you haven't already. Midterm logistics has been released, assignment solutions are already up! You should have been sent your seat assignments in Dwinelle 155. If not, post on the piazza thread "Midterm Seat Assignments Released" with your berkeley email.
  • Midterm Review Session is this Wednesday (7/11) from 7pm to 10pm in The Woz (Soda 430). Slides will be posted if you can't make it.
  • Grades for Homeworks 1-3 and Labs 1-4 will be up soon. Read the whole post explaining details.
  • Check website for this weeks's office hours.
  • Today is the last day of official midterm new content. Tomorrow is review.
  • Homework 06 is tonight.
  • Homework 07 is due Thursday night.
  • Midterm is this Friday in lecture (7/13). Make sure to send in your DSP accomodation letters if you haven't already. Midterm logistics has been released, assignment solutions are already up!
  • Midterm Review Session is this Wednesday (7/11) from 7pm to 10pm in The Woz (Soda 430). Slides will be posted if you can't make it.
  • Grades for Homeworks 1-3 and Labs 1-4 will be up soon. Read the whole post explaining details.
  • Check website for this weeks's office hours.
  • Homework 06 is due Tuesday night.
  • Homework 07 will be out tonight, due Thursday night.
  • Lab 05 due tonight.
  • Midterm is this Friday in lecture (7/13). Make sure to send in your DSP accomodation letters if you haven't already. Midterm logistics has been released, assignment solutions are already up! Keep Wednesday evening open for a review session.
  • Grades for Homeworks 1-3 and Labs 1-4 will be up soon. Read the whole post explaining details.
  • Fahad's Wednesday OH moved to Thursday, Vinitra's Monday OH moved to Tuesday. Check website for more information.
  • Project 1 is due tomorrow night (7/7).
  • Homework 05 is also due tomorrow night(7/7).
  • HW06 will be out today after lecture.
  • Midterm is next Friday in lecture (7/13). Make sure to send in your DSP accomodation letters if you haven't already. Midterm logistics has been released, assignment solutions are already up!
  • Lab 05 is due on Monday (7/9).
  • Vinitra is holding office hours today from 10 AM - 11 AM today in 155 Dwinelle. Fahad is hosting office hours from 11 AM - 12 PM and 4 PM - 5 PM today in 416 Evans as well!
  • Project 1 is due this Friday (7/6). Fill out the project partner form on Piazza if you have not already.
  • Homework 05 is also due on Friday (7/6).
  • Midterm is next Friday in lecture (7/13). Make sure to send in your DSP accomodation letters if you haven't already. Midterm logistics will be released shortly, assignment solutions are already up!
  • Lab 05 is due on Monday (7/9).

A few reminders:

  • Policies Page is important, read through it.
  • Please sign up for the Data 8 Piazza. We'll use this discussion forum to answer questions, post announcements, and more.
  • All your assignments will be completed on summer.datahub.berkeley.edu. If you have any problems, there's a Jupyter post on Piazza where you can ask questions!
  • If you're joining this class late, talk to your Lab GSI!
  • Vinitra is holding office hours from 10 AM - 11 AM today in 155 Dwinelle.
  • Project 1 is due this Friday (7/6). Fill out the project partner form on Piazza if you have not already.
  • Homework 04 is due today. Homework 05 will be released today.
  • Midterm is next Friday (7/13).
  • No lecture or office hours tomorrow -- Happy Independence Day!
  • Lab 05 will be due next Monday evening, worksheet will be released soon.

A few reminders:

  • Policies Page is important, read through it.
  • Please sign up for the Data 8 Piazza. We'll use this discussion forum to answer questions, post announcements, and more.
  • All your assignments will be completed on summer.datahub.berkeley.edu. If you have any problems, there's a Jupyter post on Piazza where you can ask questions!
  • If you're joining this class late, talk to your Lab GSI!
  • Vinitra is back and holding extra office hours later this week in 416 Evans.
  • Project 1 is due this Friday (7/6). You'll be working on the project in lab today! Fill out the project partner form on Piazza if you have not already.
  • Homework 04 is due tomorrow. Homework 05 will be released tomorrow.
  • Midterm is next Friday (7/13).
  • No lecture on Wednesday -- Happy Independence Day!
  • Lab 05 will be due next Monday evening, worksheet will be released soon.

A few reminders:

  • Policies Page is important, read through it.
  • Please sign up for the Data 8 Piazza. We'll use this discussion forum to answer questions, post announcements, and more.
  • All your assignments will be completed on summer.datahub.berkeley.edu. If you have any problems, there's a Jupyter post on Piazza where you can ask questions!
  • If you're joining this class late, talk to your Lab GSI!
  • Homework 03 is due tonight.
  • Homework 04 and Project 1 will be released after lecture.
  • Expect a form soon asking about who your partner is for Project 1 (if you have one). There, you can let us know if you're still looking for one.

A few reminders:

  • Policies Page is important, read through it.
  • Please sign up for the Data 8 Piazza. We'll use this discussion forum to answer questions, post announcements, and more.
  • All your assignments will be completed on summer.datahub.berkeley.edu. If you have any problems, there's a Jupyter post on Piazza where you can ask questions!
  • If you're joining this class late, talk to your Lab GSI!
  • Homework 03 is due tomorrow night.
  • Homework 04 and Project 1 will be released tomorrow after lecture

A few reminders:

  • Policies Page is important, read through it.
  • Please sign up for the Data 8 Piazza. We'll use this discussion forum to answer questions, post announcements, and more.
  • All your assignments will be completed on summer.datahub.berkeley.edu. If you have any problems, there's a Jupyter post on Piazza where you can ask questions!
  • If you're joining this class late, talk to your Lab GSI!
  • Project 1 will be released this Friday, so start looking for partners from your assigned lab section.
  • Vinitra's OH this week are cancelled.
  • Homework 03 is due Friday night

A few reminders:

  • Policies Page is important, read through it.
  • Please sign up for the Data 8 Piazza. We'll use this discussion forum to answer questions, post announcements, and more.
  • All your assignments will be completed on summer.datahub.berkeley.edu. If you have any problems, there's a Jupyter post on Piazza where you can ask questions!
  • If you're joining this class late, talk to your Lab GSI!
  • Project 1 will be released this Friday, so start looking for partners from your assigned lab section.
  • Vinitra's OH this week are cancelled.
  • Homework 02 is due tonight
  • Homework 03 will be released sometime soon after lecture
  • We will have two forms of demos from now on. Live is the one with no code filled in that you can work on during lecture, while Demos will be the completed version after lecture.

A few reminders:

  • Policies Page is important, read through it.
  • Please sign up for the Data 8 Piazza. We'll use this discussion forum to answer questions, post announcements, and more.
  • All your assignments will be completed on summer.datahub.berkeley.edu. If you have any problems, there's a Jupyter post on Piazza where you can ask questions!
  • If you're joining this class late, talk to your Lab GSI!
  • Project 1 will be released this Friday, so start looking for partners from your assigned lab section.
  • Vinitra's OH this week are cancelled.
  • Homework 02 is due tomorrow night.
  • Please make sure you submit Lab 01 if you haven't already.
  • Visit http://okpy.org to make sure your HW1 submitted correctly. If it did not, please email your Lab TA.
  • Project 1 will be released this Friday, so start looking for partners from your assigned lab section.
  • Vinitra's OH this week are cancelled.

A few reminders:

  • Policies Page is important, read through it.
  • Please sign up for the Data 8 Piazza. We'll use this discussion forum to answer questions, post announcements, and more.
  • All your assignments will be completed on summer.datahub.berkeley.edu. If you have any problems, there's a Jupyter post on Piazza where you can ask questions!
  • If you're joining this class late, talk to your Lab GSI!
  • Homework 01 is due today (6/22) at midnight.
  • Homework 02 will be released after lecture.
  • Please make sure you submit Lab 01 if you haven't already.
  • Lab 109: 3 - 5 PM in 458 Evans with GSI Hari has 6 students. Please join!
  • There will be conceptual office hours on Saturday (more details on Piazza).

A few reminders:

  • Policies Page is important, read through it.
  • Please sign up for the Data 8 Piazza. We'll use this discussion forum to answer questions, post announcements, and more.
  • All your assignments will be completed on summer.datahub.berkeley.edu. If you have any problems, there's a Jupyter post on Piazza where you can ask questions!
  • If you're joining this class late, talk to your Lab GSI!
  • Homework 01 is due tomorrow (6/22) at midnight.
  • Homework 02 will be released tomorrow after lecture.

A few reminders:

  • Policies Page is important, read through it.
  • Please sign up for the Data 8 Piazza. We'll use this discussion forum to answer questions, post announcements, and more.
  • All your assignments will be completed on summer.datahub.berkeley.edu. If you have any problems, there's a Jupyter post on Piazza where you can ask questions!
  • Welcome to the start of the summer term!
  • Lab 02 has been released. Work on it in lab today.
  • Remember to run the submit cell on Lab 01 if you haven't already.
  • Homework 01 is due this Friday (6/22) at midnight.

A few reminders:

  • Policies Page is important, read through it.
  • Please sign up for the Data 8 Piazza. We'll use this discussion forum to answer questions, post announcements, and more.
  • Welcome to the start of the summer term!
  • Lab 02 has been released. Work on it in lab on Wednesday (highly recommended) or accurately answer all the questions by tonight (6/19) for full credit.
  • Homework 01 will be released right after lecture and is due this Friday (6/22) at midnight.

A few reminders:

  • Policies Page is important, read through it.
  • Please sign up for the Data 8 Piazza. We'll use this discussion forum to answer questions, post announcements, and more.
  • Welcome to the start of the semester! Please sign up for Piazza. We'll use it to answer questions, post announcements, and more.
  • Lab starts this week -- bring a laptop. You can borrow one for the semester from the library if you don't have your own!
  • Create your computing account by going to summer.datahub.berkeley.edu and logging in with your @berkeley.edu account. Try starting your server; it takes about a minute. If you have problems, let us know by asking questions in lab or posting on Piazza.

Calendar

Instructors: Fahad Kamran and Vinitra Swamy

Lecture: MTWTh 9am-10am, F 9am-11am in 155 Dwinelle

Date Topic Lecture Reading Assignment
Mon 6/18 Introduction Slides, Live, Demos 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
Tue 6/19 Cause and Effect Slides Chapter 2
Homework 01 (Due Fri 6/22)
Wed 6/20 Tables Slides, Live, Demos Chapter 3
Thu 6/21 Data Types Slides, Live, Demos Chapters 4, 5
Fri 6/22 Building Tables, Census Slides, Live, Demos 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4
Homework 02 (Due Tue 6/26)
Mon 6/25 Charts Slides, Live, Demos 7, 7.1
Tue 6/26 Histograms Slides, Live, Demos 7.2, 7.3
Homework 03 (Due Fri 6/29)
Wed 6/27 Functions Slides, Live, Demos 8, 8.1
Thu 6/28 Groups Slides, Live, Demos 8.2, 8.3
Fri 6/29 Joins, Table Examples Slides, Live, Demos 8.4, 8.5
Homework 04 (Due Tue 7/3)
(Due Sat 7/7)
Mon 7/2 Iteration Slides, Live, Demos 9, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3
Lab: Project 1
Tue 7/3 Chance Slides, Live, Demos 9.4, 9.5
Homework 05 (Due Sat 7/7)
Wed 7/4 Holiday (No Lecture)
Thu 7/5 Sampling Slides, Live, Demos 10, 10.1, 10.2
Fri 7/6 Models, Comparing Distributions Slides, Live, Demos 10.3, 11.1, 11.2
Homework 06 (Due Tue 7/10)
Mon 7/9 Decisions and Uncertainty Slides, Live, Demos 11.3
Homework 07 (Due Thu 7/12)
Tue 7/10 Decisions and Uncertainty Pt. 2 Slides, Live, Demos 11.3
Wed 7/11 A/B Testing Slides, Live, Demos 12.1, 12.2, 12.3
Lab: Midterm Review
Thu 7/12 Review Slides, Live
Fri 7/13 Midterm (9am to 10am)
Mon 7/16 The Bootstrap Slides, Live, Demos 13, 13.1, 13.2
Tue 7/17 Interpreting Confidence Slides, Live, Demos 13.3, 13.4
Homework 08 (Due Fri 7/20)
(Due Tue 7/24)
Wed 7/18 Center and Spread Slides, Live, Demos 14, 14.1, 14.2
Lab: Project 2
Thu 7/19 The Normal Distribution Slides, Live, Demos 14.3, 14.4
Fri 7/20 Sample Means, Designing Experiments Slides, Live, Demos 14.5, 14.6
Homework 09 (Due Tue 7/24)
Mon 7/23 Correlation Slides, Live, Demos 15, 15.1
Tue 7/24 Linear Regression Slides, Live, Demos 15.2
Homework 10 (Due Fri 7/27)
Wed 7/25 Least Squares Slides, Live, Demos 15.3, 15.4
Thu 7/26 Residuals Slides, Live, Demos 15.5, 15.6
Fri 7/27 Regression Inference Slides, Live, Demos Chapter 16
Homework 11 (Due Tue 7/31)
(Due Sat 8/4)
Mon 7/30 Classification Slides, Live, Demos 17, 17.1, 17.2, 17.3
Lab: Project 3
Tue 7/31 Classifiers Slides, Live, Demos 17.4
Homework 12 (Due Sat 8/4)
Wed 8/1 Machine Learning Slides, Live, Demos
Lab: Project 3
Thu 8/2 Case Studies Slides, Live, Demos
Fri 8/3 Conclusion Slides
Mon 8/6 Review 1 (Pre-Midterm Material) Slides
Lab: Final Lab Reviews
Tue 8/7 Review 2 (Confidence Intervals, Normal Distribution, Sample Means) Slides
Wed 8/8 Review 3 (Regression, Regression Inference, Classification) Slides
Thu 8/9 Final (5pm to 8pm)