STATS 68

R for Data Science by Garrett Grolemund and Hadley Wickham. The book is accessible for free. This is the second book of the two main books that we will use for the course.

VPN If you are not on campus, you will need to connect through VPN to access resources that are only accessible on campus.

R and RStudio We will use the R language which is a popular programming language used by statisticians and data scientists. We will use RStudio interface while using the R language.

GitHub We will use GitHub for version control with git. We will soon learn what version control means.

zoom All the meetings will take place on zoom. You can only attend meetings if you use a UCI registered email. Make sure your zoom account is through UCI.

Piazza We will use Piazza as our online "social" space. You can ask and answer questions, and discuss topics. We will use Piazza as our online "social" space. You can ask and answer questions, and discuss topics. If you have a question about anything in this course, it is very likely that one of your classmates also has the exact same question. In order to reduce the number of emails, and to form a learning community, we will be using Piazza. If you need to ask anything personal, please email me. You should not feel shy to make posts but before you start writing your post, please make sure to search first if the same question has already been posted. Always follow online communication etiquette when posting on Canvas.

Gradescope We will use Gradescope for some of your assignments. You will receive further instructions on how to navigate using Gradescope.

Canvas We will use Canvas only for keeping track of grades. This is your official gradebook.