Mini Data Analysis: Deliverable 1

Modified

August 11, 2026

Deliverable 1 will be due on Friday October 13th, 2026 at 11:59pm PT.

This project includes two deliverables, each with explicit tasks.

Each deliverable will be also graded for reproducibility, cleanliness, and coherence of the overall Github submission. While the two deliverables will be submitted as independent assessments, the analysis itself is a continuum - think of it as two chapters to a story. Each chapter, or in this case, portion of your analysis, should be easily followed through by someone unfamiliar with the content. Here is a good resource for what constitutes “good code”. Learning good coding practices early in your career will save you hassle later on!

Warning

In this course, Generative AI can be used in the following ways:

  • to clarify concepts discussed in class

  • as an “advanced search engine” (i.e., searching error codes)

  • debugging code that students wrote and attempted to debug on their own

Generative AI CANNOT be used to generate text or code (including comments) from scratch.

Any use of Generative AI must be disclosed.

To disclose your use, please copy and paste the following template into the README of your GitHub Repository and fill out the relevant details [in square brackets]. BE SPECIFIC. Saying you used it to debug your code is not enough. Explicitly describe where you got stuck

Here is an example of a specific, explicit debug:

“I had the error attempt to apply non-function after running my code. I used Claude to help me identify that this error was due to me attempting to multiply two numbers together without the use of a *, i.e. (2)(3) instead of 2*3.”


## Generative AI Statement 

Generative AI (through [LIST MODELS USED, i.e. ChatGPT, CoPilot)] was used to 
help me complete  this assignment in the following ways. 

1. [Describe here]

2. [Describe here]

...

I affirm that Generative AI was not used to generate text, code, or comments for 
my assessments.

If you did not use Generative AI, please include the following in your README:


## Generative AI Statement 

Generative AI was not used in any way throughout this assignment.

Assessments suspected of having AI-generated text and/or code, or assignments where the Generative AI use was not disclosed, will be flagged and temporarily assigned a grade of zero. Students will be required to meet with the instructor to receive a grade.

Fill out Task 3.4 as you go through your assignment if you do opt to use Generative AI.

Instructions

Create a Copy of the GitHub Repository Template

You will begin by creating a copy of this template repository within our STAT545 organization.

  • Click the green “Use this template” button and select “Create a new repository”

  • Use the following naming convention for your repository: mda-firstname-lastname

  • Set the owner as UBC-STAT545-F2026.

  • Leave all other settings as default.

  • Click the green “Create repository” button

  • Clone the repository so you can access it on your local machine!

Complete the Assignment

You will be working on the mda_deliverable1.Rmd file for this assessment.

Fill in the sections that are tagged with <!--- start your work below --->.

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