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ISSIP Cognitive Systems Institute Group Speaker Series : December 13, 10:30am US Eastern Time
“Start with *Data* Science”
Dr. Mine Cetinkaya-Rundel, Duke University
When: Thursday, December 13, 10:30 am US Eastern.
Zoom Detail Below
Background:
Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel is the Director of Undergraduate Studies and Associate Professor of the Practice in the Department of Statistical Science at Duke University as well as Data Scientist and Professional Educator at RStudio. Mine’s work focuses on innovation in statistics pedagogy, with an emphasis on computing, reproducible research, student-centered learning, and open-source education. She also organizes ASA DataFest, an annual two-day competition in which teams of undergraduate students work to reveal insights into a rich and complex data set. Mine also works on the OpenIntroproject, whose mission is to make educational products that are free, transparent, and lower barriers to education. As part of this project she co-authored three open-source introductory statistics textbooks. She is also the creator and maintainer of datasciencebox.org and she teaches the popular Statistics with R MOOC on Coursera as well as numerous courses on DataCamp.
In this talk, she proposes an introductory data science course that places a heavy emphasis on exploratory data analysis and modeling as well as collaboration, effective communication of findings, and ethical considerations as a welcoming and horizon broadening introduction to the discipline at large.
Zoom meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/7371462221
Zoom Callin: (415) 762-9988 or (646) 568-7788 Meeting id 7371462221
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