Big Data

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Objectives:

• Start to see how big data works and learn about some resources for further options

Complete the following problems

References, a video, a PowerPoint and some notes are available at my website https://www.aholdengouveia.name/AdvData/BigData.html

Khan academy tutorial

Go through the tutorial at https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/ap-computer-science-principles/data-analysis-101

1. Take a screenshot of your completed problems. Make sure to include your name and term with each screenshot.
2. What did you think of this tutorial? Why?
3. Would you recommend this tutorial to others? Why or why not?
4. What do you think was missing from this tutorial?

Choose your own tutorial

Pick one of the tutorials listed on this GitHub Repo https://github.com/SkalskiP/courses If you already have some Python skill, you could do one of the tutorials at Kaggle https://www.kaggle.com/learn/intro-to-machine-learning instead.

Please take note, there is a wide variety of options here, at all different skill levels and length. You should pick a free one. If you pick a longer option, you don't need to watch/do everything, just start it and do enough to get an idea of how it would go.

1. What did you think of this tutorial? Why?
2. Would you recommend this tutorial to others? Why or why not? If there are specific circumstances or skills needed make sure to note that as well.
3. How long was your selected tutorial? How long did you spend on it?
4. Would you finish the tutorial if you had the time?
5. What do you think was missing from this tutorial?
6. What skills, if any, do you wish you had to understand this tutorial better?

Deliverables

A document containing each of the screenshots clearly labelled with what they are. Answers to all the questions, numbered and clearly labelled so it's obvious what you're answering.