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Teaching data science with puzzles

isteves
July 10, 2019

Teaching data science with puzzles

useR! 2019 Toulouse

isteves

July 10, 2019
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  1. Bite-sized puzzles that focus on core data science skills as

    championed by the tidyverse set of packages [still unreleased!]
  2. SOOTHSAYER. Beware the ides of March. CAESAR. What man is

    that? BRUTUS. A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March. CAESAR. Set him before me; let me see his face. CASSIUS. Fellow, come from the throng; look upon Caesar. CAESAR. What say'st thou to me now? Speak once again. SOOTHSAYER. Beware the ides of March. CAESAR. He is a dreamer; let us leave him. The Death of Julius Caesar, Vincenzo Camuccini 1771-1844
  3. Paths that work in the console & when rendered Knittable

    .R file Omit tidyverse messages from html output
  4. The neighborhood deli makes amazing sandwiches--from classics like BLTs to

    dessert sandwiches like Fluffernutters. Since many of their specialty ingredients keep going bad, they've decided to cut their selection and focus on their best-selling sandwich. Photo: flickr skywhisperer
  5. To help with the decision, the storeowners collected data on

    their customers’ favorites. Most people listed several varieties (in no particular order). Here’s a sample of the data: In this sample, the Dagwood sandwich is the most popular. In the full dataset, what is the most popular sandwich among the customers?