Data 198: Introduction to Real World Data Science

UC Berkeley, Spring 2024

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Week 1

Feb 12
Welcome + Icebreakers
LectureSlides 1
CheckpointProject Checkpoint 0 (Due 2/19)

Week 2

Feb 19
Data Science Lifecycle, Using Python Libraries, Intro to Pandas (I)
LectureSlides 2, Recording
DemosPandas Demo I

Week 3

Feb 26
Intro to Pandas (II), Data Cleaning with Pandas
LectureSlides 3
Demos Pandas Demo II, Data Cleaning Demo
Resources Pandas Tutor, Data 100 Lecture Slides, Pandas API Reference
CheckpointProject Checkpoint 1 (Due 3/4)

Week 4

Mar 4
Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis
LectureSlides 4, Wilson’s Lightning Talk, Mini Announcements 4
Demos Data Visualization Demo
CheckpointProject Checkpoint 2 (Due 3/11)

Week 5

Mar 11
Hypothesis Testing
LectureSlides 5, Dhruv’s Lightning Talk, Mini Announcements 5
CheckpointProject Checkpoint 3 (Due 4/1)

Week 6

Mar 18
Career Panel
LectureSlides 6, Mini Announcements 6

Week 7

Mar 25
No Class - Spring Break

Week 8

Apr 1
Basic Machine Learning Models
LectureSlides 7, Mini Announcements 8
ResourcesML Models Demo
CheckpointProject Checkpoint 4 (Due 4/12)

Week 9

Apr 8
Model Evaluation & Cross-Validation
LectureSlides 8, Jonathan’s Lightning Talk, Mini Announcements 9
Resources Model Evaluation Demo
ProjectFinal Project Submission (Due 4/15, 6:30 PM)

Week 10

Apr 15
Symposium I
LectureMini Announcements 10
Resources Clean Energy Clustering, Music Genre Classification
ReflectionMid-Semester Feedback Reflection (Due 4/22)

Week 11

Apr 22
Symposium II
LectureMini Announcements 11
ReflectionDeCal Feedback Reflection (Due 4/26)