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Data Science Concepts

This page centralizes weekly lecture materials, guided notes, and supplemental resources for the term.

Lecture

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

NSC 150

Communication

Piazza: DS-1000B

Urgent or sensitive matters can be directed via pshuldin@uwo.ca

Lecture Materials by Week

Week 1: Picturing Distributions with Graphs (Chapter 1) Available
Week 2: Describing Distributions with Numbers (Chapter 2) Available
Week 3: Scatterplots and Correlation (Chapter 4) Available

Guided Notes

Guided notes will be posted when available.

Week 4: Linear Regression (Chapter 5) Available

Guided Notes

Guided notes will be posted when available.

Week 5: Contingency Tables and Risk (Chapter 6) Available

Guided Notes

Guided notes will be posted when available.

Annotated Slides

Annotated slides will be posted when available.

Week 6: Formal Introduction to Probability (Chapter 12) Available

Annotated Slides

Annotated slides will be posted when available.

Supplementary Materials

Supplementary resources will be posted when available.

Textbook Practice Problems

Use the following chapter practice recommendations.

Chapter 1

Complete the odd-numbered problems from 1.13 through 1.29.

Chapter 2

Complete the odd-numbered problems from 2.15 through 2.53, excluding 2.35.

Note: You do not need to follow the “state, plan, solve, conclude” paradigm used by the authors.

Chapter 4

Complete the odd-numbered problems from 4.15 through 4.49, excluding 4.43.

Chapter 5

Complete the odd-numbered problems from 5.31 through 5.65, excluding 5.55, 5.57, and 5.59.

Chapter 6

Complete the odd-numbered problems from 6.09 through 6.33.

Chapter 12

Complete the odd-numbered problems from 12.25 through 12.55.