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Dept. of Statistics sponsoring data mining competition for undergraduates
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March 21, 2016 @ 12:00 am - April 11, 2016 @ 12:00 am
The Department of Statistics is sponsoring a data mining competition that will be open to all U-M undergraduates. Cash prizes will be awarded: $500/1st place, $300/2nd place, $200/3rd place.
Teams and individuals are welcome to participate A dataset will be made available on Monday, March 21st and submissions must be made by 9 a.m. on Monday, April 11th.
Each team will produce a written analysis of the provided dataset, focusing on a specific question that will be announced when the dataset is released. A variety of tools and techniques will be suitable for this task — students from various academic backgrounds focusing on data analytics and computing will be well equipped for the competition. See kshedden.github.io/data_
