Week 1

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Objectives:

• Learn about the difference between dataset, and how to evaluate a dataset for quality

Complete the following problems

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

• Pick 3 datasets, you may use your own resources or pull from the listed resources. Make sure to list 2 pros and 2 cons, minimum for each dataset. Resources - https://www.aholdengouveia.name/AdvData/Resources.html
• Watch one of listed the TED talks and give it a 1 page review itemize
• https://www.ted.com/talks/madhumita_murgia_how_data_brokers_sell_your_identity/transcript?language=en
• https://www.ted.com/talks/sebastian_wernicke_how_to_use_data_to_make_a_hit_tv_show/transcript?language=en
• https://www.ted.com/talks/finn_lutzow_holm_myrstad_how_tech_companies_deceive_you_into_giving_up_your_data_and_privacy/transcript?language=en
• https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_let_my_dataset_change_your_mindset/transcript?language=en
• https://www.ted.com/talks/mainak_mazumdar_how_bad_data_keeps_us_from_good_ai/nscript
• https://ideas.ted.com/how-open-government-data-creates-smarter-societies/

Deliverables

• Text document of your TED talk review
• Document for your datasets, include a pro/con list for each one. Don't forget to include a link to your dataset.