Data 8: Foundations of Data Science
UC Berkeley, Spring 2023
Announcements
Week 15 Announcements
Apr 24 · 0 min read- Final exam accomodations form is due this Friday, 4/28
- Homework 12 is due this Wednesday, 4/26
- Project 3 is due this Friday, 4/28
- Review sessions will be hosted during RRR week – TBD
Week 1
Jan 181 IntroductionSlides • Demos • Demos (HTML Only) • VideoReading: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3LAB Lab 01: Expressions (Due 1/20)Lab 01 WorksheetJan 202 Cause and EffectSlides • VideoReading: 2HOMEWORK Homework 01 (Due 1/25)
Week 2
Jan 233 TablesSlides • Demos • Demos (HTML Only) • VideoReading: 3LAB Lab 02: Table Operations (Due 1/27)Lab 02 WorksheetJan 254 Data TypesSlides • Demos • Demos (HTML Only) • VideoReading: 4, 5Jan 275 Building TablesSlides • Demos • Blank Demos • Demos (HTML Only) • VideoReading: 6.1, 6.2HOMEWORK Homework 02 (Due 2/1)
Week 3
Jan 306 CensusSlides • Demos • Demos (HTML Only) • VideoReading: 6.3, 6.4LAB Lab 03: Data Types, Creating and Extending Tables (Due 2/3)Lab 03 WorksheetFeb 17 ChartsSlides • Demos • Demos (HTML Only) • VideoReading: 7, 7.1Feb 38 HistogramsSlides • Demos • Demos (HTML Only) • VideoReading: 7.2, 7.3HOMEWORK Homework 03 (Due 2/8)
Week 4
Feb 69 FunctionsSlides • Demos • Demos (HTML Only) • VideoReading: 8, 8.1LAB Lab 04: Functions and Visualization (Due 2/10)Lab 04 WorksheetFeb 810 GroupsSlides • Demos • Blank Demos • Demos (HTML Only) • VideoReading: 8.2, 8.3Feb 1011 Pivots and JoinsSlides • Demos • Blank Demos• Demos (HTML Only) • VideoReading: 8.4HOMEWORK Homework 04 (Due 2/15)PROJECT Project 1: World Population and Poverty (Due 2/24, Checkpoint 2/17)
Week 5
Feb 1312 Table ExamplesSlides • Demos • Demos (HTML Only) • VideoReading: 8.5Project 1 Lab WorksheetFeb 1513 Conditionals and IterationSlides • Demos • Blank Demos • Demos (HTML Only) • VideoReading: 9, 9.1, 9.2Feb 1714 ChanceSlides • Demos • Demos (HTML Only) • VideoReading: 9.2, 9.3, 9.4HOMEWORK Homework 05 (Due 2/22)
Week 6
Feb 20Holiday: No ClassLAB Lab 05: Conditional Statements, Iteration, Tables (Due 2/24)Lab 05 WorksheetFeb 2215 SamplingSlides • Demos • Demos (HTML Only) • VideoReading: 9.5, 10Feb 2416 ModelsSlides • Demos • Demos (HTML Only) • VideoReading: 10.2, 10.3, 10.4HOMEWORK Homework 06 (Due 3/1)
Week 7
Feb 2717 Comparing DistributionsSlides • Demos • Demos (HTML Only) • VideoReading: 11.1, 11.2LAB Lab 06: Assessing Models (Due 3/3)Lab 06 WorksheetMar 118 Decisions and UncertaintySlides • Demos • Demos (HTML Only) • VideoReading: 11.3, 11.4Mar 319 A/B TestingSlides • Demos • Demos (HTML Only) • VideoReading: 11.4, 12.1HOMEWORK Homework 07 (Due 3/8)
Week 8
Mar 620 CausalitySlides • Demos • Demos (HTML Only) • VideoReading: 12.2Midterm Review WorksheetMar 821 ExamplesSlides • Demos • Demos (HTML Only) • VideoReading: 12.3Mar 1022 Midterm ReviewSlides • VideoEXAM Midterm (7 - 9 PM)
Week 9
Mar 1323 Confidence IntervalsSlides • Demos • Demos Empty • Demos (HTML Only) • VideoReading: 13, 13.1, 13.2LAB Lab 07: A/B Testing (Due 3/17)Lab 07 WorksheetMar 1524 Interpreting ConfidenceSlides • Demos • Demos Empty • Demos (HTML Only) • VideoReading: 13.3, 13.4Mar 1725 Center and SpreadSlides • Demos • Demos (HTML Only) • VideoReading: 14, 14.1, 14.2HOMEWORK Homework 08 (3/22)
Week 10
Mar 2026 The Normal DistributionSlides • Demos • Demos (HTML Only) • VideoReading: 14.3, 14.4LAB Lab 08: Sample Means (Due 3/24)Lab 08 WorksheetMar 2227 Sample MeansSlides • Demos • Demos (HTML Only) • VideoReading: 14.5Mar 2428 Designing ExperimentsSlides • Demos • Demos (HTML Only) •VideoReading: 14.6HOMEWORK Homework 09 (Due 4/5)PROJECT Project 2: Climate (Due 4/14, Checkpoint 4/7)
Spring Break
Mar 27Spring Break: No ClassMar 29Spring Break: No ClassMar 31Spring Break: No Class
Week 12
Apr 329 CorrelationSlides • Demos • Demos (HTML Only) • VideoReading: 15, 15.1Project 2 Lab WorksheetApr 530 Linear RegressionSlides • Demos • Demos Blank • Demos (HTML Only) • VideoReading: 15.2Apr 731 Least SquaresSlides • Demos • Demos (HTML Only) • VideoReading: 15.3, 15.4HOMEWORK Homework 10 (Due 4/12)
Week 13
Apr 1032 Guest Lecture: DJ Patil (US Chief Data Scientist under the Obama Administration)Intro Slides • VideoLAB Lab 09: Regression (Due 4/14)Lab 09 WorksheetApr 1233 ResidualsSlides • Demos • VideoReading: 15.5, 15.6Apr 1434 Regression InferenceSlides • Demos • Demos (HTML Only) • VideoReading: 16HOMEWORK Homework 11 (Due 4/19)PROJECT Project 3: Classifying Movies (Due 4/28, Checkpoint 4/21)
Week 14
Apr 1735 Updating ProbabilitiesSlides • Demos • Demos (HTML Only) • VideoReading: 13, 18Project 3 Lab WorksheetApr 1936 ClassificationSlides • Demos • VideoReading: 17, 17.1, 17.2, 17.3Apr 2137 ClassifiersSlides • Demos • VideoReading: 17.4HOMEWORK Homework 12 (Due 4/26)
Week 15
Apr 2438 Case Study: TechSlides • VideoLAB Lab 10: Conditional Probability (Due 4/28)Lab 10 WorksheetApr 2639 ConclusionSlides • VideoApr 2840 Review SessionHOMEWORK Homework 13 (Due 5/7)
Final
May 9EXAM Final Exam (3-6 PM)