Data 8: Foundations of Data Science
UC Berkeley, Spring 2025
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Week 8 Announcements
Mar 9
- Midterm is on Friday, 3/14, 7-9 PM
- Midterm Study Tips post
- Midterm Review Session is on Tuesday, 3/11, 5-7 PM (Dwinelle 155)
- Play with the Review Sandbox here! After clicking the first link, go to Datahub to see the available datasets.
Week 7 Announcements
Mar 2
- Assignments Due
- Homework 06 is due on Friday, March 7th @ 5 PM
- Lab 06 is due on Friday, March 7th @ 5 PM
- Homework 07 will be released after the midterm.
- The midterm is on Friday, 3/14, 7-9 PM
- Midterm Review Session next Tuesday (3/11) 5-7 pm in Dwinelle 155!
- More details released later this week
- Play with the Review Sandbox here! After clicking the first link, go to Datahub to see the available datasets.
Week 6 Announcements
Feb 23
- Assignments Due
- The midterm is on Friday, 3/14, 7-9 PM
- If you have a time conflict with the midterm, fill out the alternate exam form ASAP
- HW 03, Lab 04 Score Release post
- Project 1 Party on Wednesday (2/26) @ Evans 2 from 6-8 pm!
Week 5 Announcements
Feb 16
- Assignments Due
- The midterm is on Friday, 3/14, 7-9 PM
- If you have a time conflict with the midterm, fill out the alternate exam form ASAP
- Lab 03, HW 02 Score Release post
- Check that your score looks correct!
Week 4 Announcements
Feb 9
- Assignments Due
- The midterm is on Friday, 3/14, 7-9 PM
- If you have a time conflict with the midterm, fill out the alternate exam form ASAP
- Lab 01, Lab 02, HW 01 Score Release post
- Check that your score looks correct!
Week 3 Announcements
Feb 2
- Assignments Due
- Homework 02 is due on Wednesday, February 5th @ 5 PM
- Lab 03 is due on Friday, February 7th @ 5 PM
- Homework 03 is due on Wednesday, February 12th @ 5 PM
- Tutoring Section Sign-Ups
Week 2 Announcements
Jan 26
- Assignments Due
- Homework 01 is due on Wednesday, January 29th @ 5 PM
- Lab 02 is due on Friday, January 31st @ 5 PM
- Homework 02 is due on Wednesday, February 5th @ 5 PM
- Lab Switching
Week 1 Announcements
Jan 19
- Assignments Due
- Lab 01 is due on Friday, January 24th @ 5 PM
- Homework 01 is due on Wednesday, January 29th @ 5 PM
Week 0 Announcements
Jan 12
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Week 2
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Week 4
Week 5
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Week 8
- Mar 10
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- 20 Table Examples
- Slides • Demo
- Lab Midterm Review
- Mar 12
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- 21 Midterm Review I
- Slides
- Discussion Worksheet 08
- Mar 14
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- 22 Midterm Review II
- Exam Midterm Exam (7 - 9 PM)
Week 9
- Mar 17
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- 23 Confidence Intervals
- Reading: 13, 13.1, 13.2
- Lab Lab 07
- Mar 19
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- 24 Interpreting Confidence
- Reading: 13.3, 13.4
- Discussion Worksheet 09
- Mar 21
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- 25 Center and Spread
- Reading: 14, 14.1, 14.2
- Homework Homework 07
Week 10
- Mar 24
- Spring Break No class
- Mar 26
- Spring Break No class
- Mar 26
- Spring Break No class
Week 11
- Mar 31
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- 26 Sample Means
- Reading: 14.5
- Lab Lab 08
- Apr 2
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- 27 The Normal Distribution
- Reading: 14.3, 14.4
- Discussion Worksheet 10
- Apr 4
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- 28 Choosing a Sample Size
- Reading: 14.6
- Homework Homework 08
- Project Project 2: Climate
Week 12
- Apr 7
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- 29 Correlation
- Reading: 15.1
- Lab Project 2 Checkpoint
- Apr 9
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- 30 The Regression Line
- Reading: 15.2
- Discussion Worksheet 11
- Apr 11
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- 31 The Method of Least Squares
- Reading: 15.3, 15.4
- Homework Homework 09
Week 13
- Apr 14
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- 32 Residuals
- Reading: 15.5, 15.6
- Lab Lab 09
- Apr 16
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- 33 Regression Inference
- Reading: 16
- Discussion Worksheet 12
- Apr 18
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- 34 Intro to Classification
- Reading: 17.1, 17.2
- Homework Homework 10
- Project Project 3: Movie Classification
Week 14
- Apr 21
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- 35 Implementing Classifiers
- Reading: 17.3, 17.4
- Lab Project 3 Checkpoint
- Apr 23
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- 36 Evaluating Classifiers
- Reading: 17.5
- Discussion Worksheet 13
- Apr 25
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- 37 Multiple Linear Regression
- Reading: 17.6
- Homework Homework 11
Week 15
- Apr 28
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- 38 Updating Probabilities
- Reading: 18, 18.1, 18.2
- Lab Lab 10
- Homework Homework 12
- Apr 30
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- 39 Staff Panel / Privacy
- Discussion Worksheet 14
- May 2
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- 40 Conclusion
RRR Week
- May 5
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- 41 RRR Review I
- May 7
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- 42 RRR Review II
- May 9
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- 43 RRR Review III
Final
- May 13
- Exam Final Exam (7-10 PM)