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1. Double check your group.
2. If you did not choose groupmates, you have one last chance before I assign you.

Meet your group

Please take 5 minutes to meet your partner(s) for the class project. Here is what you need to do:
1. Introduce yourself and exchange contact information.
2. Talk about the kind of data you would like to pursue.
3. Please make sure that you sit next to your group members for the rest of the quarter.

Grading & Expectations

1. 100 points (~30%) of your course grade.
   
2. 3-4 students per group.
   
3. Each student must contribute; you evaluate each other at the end of the quarter.
   
4. You must include a Shiny app.
   
5. You must include a presentation.
   
6. Data must follow specific guidelines and be approved.
7. The rubric will be posted this week.

Data & Suggestions

1. Unless approved otherwise, data must be from a peer-reviewed journal article.
   
2. You must include the article in your final project.
   
3. Find multiple candidate datasets; pick the best one as a group.
   
4. The data should have a story to tell.
   
5. You should have a mix of continuous and categorical variables.

For Today

1. Work together to browse online and find some candidate data.
   
2. Can they be used to show the range of skills you have learned?
   
3. Can they be used to tell a story?
   
4. Leave today with 2-3 candidate datasets.