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CS301 Introduction To Data Analytics

This document provides an overview of an introduction to data analytics class. It discusses how the class will teach students to use machines to understand trends in data and make decisions informed by data. It provides examples of how data analytics is used, such as IBM's Watson beating Jeopardy champions. It notes that we are surrounded by vast amounts of data from various sources and that analyzing this data can provide meaningful insights and inform policy decisions. The document suggests data analytics is an in-demand career field and encourages students to consider it for their career.

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CS301 Introduction To Data Analytics

This document provides an overview of an introduction to data analytics class. It discusses how the class will teach students to use machines to understand trends in data and make decisions informed by data. It provides examples of how data analytics is used, such as IBM's Watson beating Jeopardy champions. It notes that we are surrounded by vast amounts of data from various sources and that analyzing this data can provide meaningful insights and inform policy decisions. The document suggests data analytics is an in-demand career field and encourages students to consider it for their career.

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Data Analytics

CS301
Introduction to Data Analytics

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Week 1: 13 Jan
Spring 2020
Oliver BONHAM-CARTER
Data Analytics CMPSC*301
Lect: MWF: 9:00am – 9:50am
Lab: M: 2:30pm – 4:20pm
Alden Hall 101,
Questions? Contact Dr. BONHAM-CARTER
obonhamcarter@allegheny.edu

Data
Have you ever
wondered about
Data
the secrets
in your data?

Data Data

Data Data
Data
Computers and Information
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In this class, you will learn how to use machines
to understand trends in data.
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(Making decisions by data)

Raw Meaningful
Data Information
Analytics in Action
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The Jeopardy Challenge of February 2011
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IBM’s Watson beat the show’s greatest
champions: Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter.
Machines, Data
and Information
http://watson2016.com/
Is Watson magic?? (The Electronic Frontier Foundation)
Surrounded by DATA!
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We live in the “Information age”
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Actually, we live in the “Data age” since there is more data
available than information
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Data != Information
Surrounded by DATA!
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It is cheap (and free or even lucrative) for businesses to
collect data concerning:
– in e-commerce,
– customer behaviors,
– purchase interests,
– health and medical data.
We Voluntarily Give
Away Our Health Data
Our Phones Create Data

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Smart phones constantly
monitor us and keep data.
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How does the iPhone decide
whether we are actually
getting enough sleep?
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Who keeps the data?
And So, Data is Increasing
Data , Data, Data, Data !

https://www.crazyegg.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/the-digital-universe1.jpg
Sources of Data

Linked In
Data of User Ages

http://www.vincos.it/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/PEW_sns_breakdown_age.jpg
By the way: These last slides
visually describe trends ...
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Graphics have informed us:
– Which apps are popular
– Number of people in age groups for social networking sites
– How much data is created each year, in relation to other years
– Twitter “fast-facts”
– Monthly users of services
– Increases in Linked-In membership
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How did we learn this information to make these
previous visualizations?

Seriously, where did this


information come from???
From Raw DATA!!
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Algorithms processed
seemingly unconnected
data to filter out
unimportant material.
How Do We Know?
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The previous graphs came to us via raw Big
Data from sites like Google, Facebook, Twitter
and others.
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Raw Data: Seemingly meaningless clutter-like
gibberish in which patterns are masked.
Big data is high-volume, high-velocity
and high-variety information assets
that demand cost-effective, innovative
forms of information processing
for enhanced insight and decision making.
-- Gartner
So, It Looks Like We Need Data to
Live Intelligently
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Making smart (?) decisions:
– Can we make reliable decisions without data?
– Is the quality of our society diminished by bad or missing
data?
– How can we improve commerce, trade without
knowledge from data?
– How can we make better health decisions without
knowledge from data?
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You could give surveys to gather ideas from
people but few are likely to respond...
But, when was the last time
YOU took a survey?
Policy Creation by Analytics
Data

Analysis

Decision

Policy A Policy B
Thus, Much Interest in Data Analytics
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The present and future are information-driven
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Some of the decisions made after studying trends in a
population
– Commerce: what have customers already bought?
– Media: What themes of films, music make money?
– Industry: What products should we make to build, satisfy a
market? Which market?
– Life Sciences and Medicine: Reasons for sickness? Bad
types of foods? Exposures to toxins?
Your Career Could Be Here!
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“Big Data & Analytics Is The Most Wanted Expertise
By 75% Of IoT (Internet of Things) Providers”
– https://www.forbes.com/sites/louiscolumbus/2017/08/21/big-data-analytics-is-the-most-
wanted-expertise-by-75-of-iot-providers/#52082a4e5188

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“75% of IoT providers are prioritizing big data and
analytics expertise in their hiring decisions.”
– http://www.forbes.com/sites/louiscolumbus/2017/08/21/big-data-analytics-is-the-most-
wanted-expertise-by-75-of-iot-providers/

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“68% of vendors developing IoT solutions are
struggling to find and recruit employees with
development expertise.”
– http://www.forbes.com/sites/louiscolumbus/2017/08/21/big-data-analytics-is-the-most-wanted-
expertise-by-75-of-iot-providers/
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“75% of firms are prioritizing big data
and analytics expertise in their hiring
decisions, stating that having these skills
is critical for any candidate to be
considered an IoT (Internet of Things)
expert.”

https://www.forbes.com/sites/louiscolumbus/2017/08/21/big-data-analytics-is-the-
most-wanted-expertise-by-75-of-iot-providers/#52082a4e5188
Hard to Hire Skilled People
Glassdoor Informs of Careers
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An Analytics Expert

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To apply data analysis
skills to help
development teams
better understand users
by applying analytics
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Find and integrate data
from multiple sources to
provide analysis
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Develop tools &
methods to ensure data
accuracy
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Collaborate with Data &
Analytics team members
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R skills
Consider This ...
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You are given the lists of words from several main stream-news articles.
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Pick a list to work on with a group of your peers.
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Although the article text cannot be read directly, can you determine the
general sense of the article from a list of its words?
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What is the general subject of your article?
– Are there names of people you recognize in your list? What can you
infer about the article from the name(s)?
– Do the listed nouns support your conclusions?
– What type of media source would contain such a story?
Please Read for Next Class
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Come prepared to discuss
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Twelve Million Phones, One Dataset, Zero Privacy, A New York Times
opinion piece
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Link:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/19/opinion/location-tracking-cell-phone.html

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