Registration is now open for
DataFest @Wes
April 8-10, 2016
Deadline for registration:
March 1, 2016
DataFest is a data analysis competition where students are presented with a large, complex data set and work over the weekend to explore, analyze, and present their findings. Teams of 3-5 students work together and compete against other teams from Connecticut College, Yale, UConn, Trinity and Wesleyan. Prizes for best insight, best visualization, and best use of external data are awarded.
Under the auspices of teh American Statistical Association, the event is organized by the Quantitative Analysis Center (QAC) and begins on Friday, April 8th 2016 at 6pm. You are free to work with the data around the clock until Sunday, April 10th at noon. We will conclude at roughly 5pm on Sunday. Meals etc. will be available for participating students and advisors/consultants throughout the weekend.
To register for DataFest @ Wesleyan University,submit this form
To find out more: http://datafest.blogs.wesleyan.edu/
An information session will be held in Allbritton 311 12:10pm-1pm on Monday, February 22, 2016. Let us know if you are coming by following this link. Pizza will be available.
Feel free to email Valerie Nazzaro with any questions vnazzaro_at_wesleyan.edu.