Process Data Analysis

Studio #1

Introduction and Modeling of a Pandemic

Studio Goals:

TEAMING: Get to know your Studio Team members, and your GTA and LA
MODELING: Collabaratively think about how to approach analysis of a modeling problem. Make progress.
SOFTWARE: Become familiar with ZOOM breakout rooms and whiteboards; the class zyBook, Submission through Gradescope, and working with Solver in Excel

Instructions:

Please go to your assigned Breakout Room in Zoom and complete the following activities

TEAMING: Spend a few minutes introducing yorselves and exchanging contact information (e.g. email); I am hopeful studio team members can be a resource for one another this term.

Download this document and work on it individually (Part I) and as a team (Part II). A shared authoring tool like Googledocs may be useful for you to collaborate.

MODELING Every student should have the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the solution presented and have had significant input into the work presented. Complete the assignment to the best of your teams' ability. Remember being open to different ideas and discussing them will lead to a stronger product.

Access the following link from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/download-todays-data-geographic-distribution-covid-19-cases-worldwide

Download the data file (note: there are several formats - look for the Excel XLSX file)

Make a scatter plot of the number of new cases in the US over the last 30 days. Make sure to format your plot well and label axis.
Complete the zyBook section "2. Studio 1: Excel SOLVER" (code: OREGONSTATECBEE213Spring2020). You do not have to complete the Challenge
King Hebert pridicted the time of peak oil by fitting oil consumption to a normal distribution; as best you can, fit the data you just plotted to a normal distribution. Think about how you can use your zyBook reading

Before you leave the studio go through what you have done with one of the instructors.

Normal distribution function

Submission:

As a Team. paste the following in a single document (TEAMING Part II, MODELLING Parts 3 and 5). Also include a 1 paragraph explanation on how you are approaching the model (especially useful if you have not yet competed the model). Please include all group members names on the document
Make a pdf and submit your assignment using the group option on Gradescope (https://www.gradescope.com/). Please include all group members names on the submission in Gradescope
Submit one document per team. Please include all group members names on the submission in Gradescope. By including your name, you verify that you have had the opportunity to meaningfully contribute to the documents submitted, and that your ideas were heard. If you cannot say this, see an instructor.
There is no additional write-up for this studio.

If you have quesions please select "ask for help." You can also email the GTA and LA; one of them will join you in the breakout room. Please be patient