MATHS 1006 - Data Taming & Prediction

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2024

This course is a practical introduction to the practice of wrangling, finding relationships in, and making predictions from, messy datasets using statistical methods. The course introduces the principle of tidy data, types of data and data formats, exploratory data analysis, data transformation, as well as model fitting and prediction using statistical machine learning tools. A focus will be to introduce R programming for data science applications, particularly through real-world case studies.

  • General Course Information
    Course Details
    Course Code MATHS 1006
    Course Data Taming & Prediction
    Coordinating Unit Mathematical Sciences
    Term Semester 2
    Level Undergraduate
    Location/s North Terrace Campus
    Units 3
    Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y
    Incompatible APP DATA 2015
    Course Description This course is a practical introduction to the practice of wrangling, finding relationships in, and making predictions from, messy datasets using statistical methods. The course introduces the principle of tidy data, types of data and data formats, exploratory data analysis, data transformation, as well as model fitting and prediction using statistical machine learning tools. A focus will be to introduce R programming for data science applications, particularly through real-world case studies.
    Course Staff

    Course Coordinator: Dr Lauren Kennedy

    Lecturer: Louise Campbell
    Course Timetable

    The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

  • Learning Outcomes
    Course Learning Outcomes
    On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. Describe the principles of data taming and approaches used to tidy data.
    2. Identify the different types of data and data variables.
    3. Select from data analysis and visualisation techniques to create a linear model and make predictions from it.
    4. Execute techniques to transform, reduce and summarise data in order to visualise it.
    5. Articulate the ideas that data scientists consider when looking at data.
    6. Communicate professionally on the application of linear models through the use of real-world case studies.
    University Graduate Attributes

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  • Learning Resources
    Required Resources
    All required resources will be provided through MyUni.
  • Learning & Teaching Activities
    Learning & Teaching Modes
    This course uses a flipped classroom approach -- there will be prescribed material to consume in preparation for a weekly active learning session, as well as tutorials and computer labs.
    Workload

    The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

    TOTAL 156
    Activity Quantity Workload hours
    Weekly preparation 12 weeks 36
    Workshops 12 12
    Practicals 12 24
    Quizzes 12 12
    Assignments 5 50
    Final report 1 22
    Learning Activities Summary
    Schedule
    Week 1 Intro to R and data frames
    Week 2 Cleaning data and text manipulation
    Week 3 Reproducible research and Rmarkdown
    Week 4 Summarising data and interpreting plots
    Week 5 Transforming data
    Week 6 Linear regression
    Week 7 Multiple regression
    Week 8 Classification and cross-validation
    Week 9 Predicting with curved lines/classification
    Week 10 Predicting with fancy lines
    Week 11 Case Study
    Week 12 Revision and final report
  • Assessment

    The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

    1. Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
    2. Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
    3. Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
    4. Assessment must maintain academic standards.

    Assessment Summary
    Task Weighting Learning Outcomes
    Assignments 25% (5% each) 1-6
    Quizzes 10% 1-5
    Final Report 40% 1-6
    Mid-semester test 20% 1-6
    Participation  5% 1-6
    Assessment Detail
    Assessment Task Due Weighting Learning Outcome
    Assignment 1

    Fri, week 2

    5% 1, 2
    Assignment 2 Fri, week 4 5% All
    Assignment 3 Fri, week 6 5% All
    Assignment 4 Fri, week 8 5% All
    Assignment 5 Fri, week 10 5% All
    Weekly quizzes Monday of each week (excl wk1) 10% total All
    Mid-semester test Week 10 20% All
    Final report End of SWOT 40% All
    Submission
    All submissions will be via electronic submission on MyUni. Any written assignments will be tested for plagiarism through Turnitin.

    Assignments will have a two week turn-around time for feedback to students.
    Course Grading

    Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

    M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
    Grade Mark Description
    FNS   Fail No Submission
    F 1-49 Fail
    P 50-64 Pass
    C 65-74 Credit
    D 75-84 Distinction
    HD 85-100 High Distinction
    CN   Continuing
    NFE   No Formal Examination
    RP   Result Pending

    Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

    Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

    Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.

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