DAT - Data Lab Overview

Data Lab

Introduction

Data are values. Values by themselves are not knowledge, knowledge is what you gain from studying data. This lab is designed to help you derive knowledge about a topic of your own interest by examining a set of freely available data from the internet. In order to gain knowledge from data in this lab, you will pose a question, search for a data set on that topic, and then process that data to determine the answer to your question.

Module Lessons Preview

In this module, we will study the following topics:

Data, Data, Data: In this lab activity you will learn about types of data that are collected about individuals. We will also see different ways that this data can be stored, and how to find appropriate data to answer questions of interest.

Designing and Implementing a Custom Class: In this lab activity you will review a set of data to answer specific questions. We will explore a small segment of a data table and consider the implications of data sets that contain far more data.

Putting it All Together: In this lab activity you will work through tutorials working with large data structures. Once you read through data in a data set you can use it to answer countless questions.

Open-Ended Activity: In this activity, you will demonstrate your knowledge of traversing large data structures to answer a question that is interesting and engaging to you.

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