Welcome!
Welcome to Camp Probable 2016! We are happy to welcome you to our community. Your crew for the week includes:
Dr. Kim McKeage, Professor of Business Analytics - Camp academic leader
Mr. Marko Dewhurst, B.B.A. - Hamline University '16 - Camp administrative leader
Mr. Nate Rubbelke, Hamline University class of '18 - Camp student intern
You can reach us by email at campprobable@hamline.edu or by phone at 651-523-2284.
Being a guest on a college campus
We consider you a guest in our "home" and hope that you find your stay comfortable and enjoyable. College is a place where you are responsible for your actions and how you treat others. Hamline is a community where we value everyone and work to understand others who are different from us. Some rules we expect you to follow while you are here:
1. Respect others. Everyone is important and valued. We do not make fun of others or disrespect them.
2. Respect our facilities - our grounds and building crew work very hard to make Hamline a beautiful place. Respect their hard work by treating the grounds and facilities gently.
3. Take responsibility for yourself. In college, you get out of it what you put into it. Make your best effort and you will get a lot out of this camp.
4. We are a learning environment. It's okay to not know the answer or how to do something - just ask. Asking questions can be hard but this is the perfect place to practice that, and your teachers will expect you to ask questions when you get to college.
Hamline University's Student Code of Conduct is available here, and we expect you to follow this while you are with us for camp.
Monday, June 13, 2016
Taking Care of Your Computer
Handle the machine carefully
Your computer is not a toy. Respect the power of the machine! Treat it like an important tool.
Keep it in the sleeve when not in use.
Don't drop it!
Keep food and liquids away from it. FAR away from it.
Keep it away from the edge of the table or desk.
Be careful with the power cord - someone can trip on it and (a) hurt themselves and (b) pull the computer off onto the floor and break it.
Try not to leave the computer in very hot or very cold places.
Protect against fraud, spam, and attacks on your computer
Zombies may not be a problem, but online fraud attempts are!
Spam - Unwanted messages, often through email. These may be trying to sell you something, get you to send money to fraudulent places, or trying to get you to click on something so they can get your personal information. Don't open these, and definitely do NOT click on any links.
Phishing - Same idea. These often contain a subject line that tries to get you to think your bank account or credit card have been compromised. If you get something that concerns you, don't open it - call your bank or credit card company.
Identity Theft - stealing your login ID, password, bank account number, social security number, student ID number, etc. in order to pretend to be you. Be very careful about sharing information, and guard your password!
Don't go to questionable ("bad") websites - including those where they substitute the letter Z for S, or places for pirated videos or music, etc. They often put viruses and malware on your computer, which can make it run slowly or allow others to take control of it.
If something weird or unexpected comes up on the screen and wants you to click - DON'T. If you just have to know, write down the url and go check it out on another computer.
Use strong passwords. Never use your name or birthday. Use upper and lowercase letters, numbers, and if possible special characters like ! and * in your passwords. If anything suspicious happens, change your passwords.
Handle the machine carefully
Your computer is not a toy. Respect the power of the machine! Treat it like an important tool.
Keep it in the sleeve when not in use.
Don't drop it!
Keep food and liquids away from it. FAR away from it.
Keep it away from the edge of the table or desk.
Be careful with the power cord - someone can trip on it and (a) hurt themselves and (b) pull the computer off onto the floor and break it.
Try not to leave the computer in very hot or very cold places.
Protect against fraud, spam, and attacks on your computer
Zombies may not be a problem, but online fraud attempts are! Spam - Unwanted messages, often through email. These may be trying to sell you something, get you to send money to fraudulent places, or trying to get you to click on something so they can get your personal information. Don't open these, and definitely do NOT click on any links.
Phishing - Same idea. These often contain a subject line that tries to get you to think your bank account or credit card have been compromised. If you get something that concerns you, don't open it - call your bank or credit card company.
Identity Theft - stealing your login ID, password, bank account number, social security number, student ID number, etc. in order to pretend to be you. Be very careful about sharing information, and guard your password!
Don't go to questionable ("bad") websites - including those where they substitute the letter Z for S, or places for pirated videos or music, etc. They often put viruses and malware on your computer, which can make it run slowly or allow others to take control of it.
If something weird or unexpected comes up on the screen and wants you to click - DON'T. If you just have to know, write down the url and go check it out on another computer.
Use strong passwords. Never use your name or birthday. Use upper and lowercase letters, numbers, and if possible special characters like ! and * in your passwords. If anything suspicious happens, change your passwords.
Data Sources
Some popular data sources are freely available on the web.
United States Census
http://www.census.gov/
Explore the "Data" tab - raw data, visualizations, etc.
Some specifics on American Fact Finder:
General Demographic Characteristics
http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml
Selected Economic Characteristics
http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_14_5YR_DP03&src=pt
Gapminder
https://www.gapminder.org/
Click on Gapminder World and explore the bubble chart
Click on Data to find and download data from countries all over the world!
Bureau of Labor Statistics
We will explore the Consumer Expenditure study tables from the BLS. Here's a starting point.
http://www.bls.gov/cex/tables.htm#annual
The statistics presented in some tables include Standard Error and Coefficient of Variation. Data definitions are available here:
http://www.bls.gov/cex/ce_midyear_announce.htm
By the way, the BLS has a whole section just for students - including games!
http://www.bls.gov/k12/games.htm
Some popular data sources are freely available on the web.
United States Census
http://www.census.gov/
Explore the "Data" tab - raw data, visualizations, etc.
Some specifics on American Fact Finder:
General Demographic Characteristics
http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml
Selected Economic Characteristics
http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_14_5YR_DP03&src=pt
Gapminder
https://www.gapminder.org/
Click on Gapminder World and explore the bubble chart
Click on Data to find and download data from countries all over the world!
Bureau of Labor Statistics
We will explore the Consumer Expenditure study tables from the BLS. Here's a starting point.
http://www.bls.gov/cex/tables.htm#annual
The statistics presented in some tables include Standard Error and Coefficient of Variation. Data definitions are available here:
http://www.bls.gov/cex/ce_midyear_announce.htm
By the way, the BLS has a whole section just for students - including games!
http://www.bls.gov/k12/games.htm
Data Visualization
Mapping America - from the New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/projects/census/2010/explorer.html
Mapping America - from the New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/projects/census/2010/explorer.html
Predictive Analytics - Can They Really See the Future?
This is a famous story about Target predicting a teenager was pregnant.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/02/16/how-target-figured-out-a-teen-girl-was-pregnant-before-her-father-did/#42719ba134c6
This is a famous story about Target predicting a teenager was pregnant.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/02/16/how-target-figured-out-a-teen-girl-was-pregnant-before-her-father-did/#42719ba134c6
Thursday, June 9, 2016
Fortune 500
Want to know more about the Fortune 500? The Fortune 500 ranks United States companies in terms of who is the largest based on revenue - that is, how much total business (or sales) they do. Who's on top this year?
http://fortune.com/fortune500/
You can get statistics on the top companies, or explore the whole 500. Notice there's also a section on visualization! How many Fortune 500 companies are there in Minnesota?
Want to know more about the Fortune 500? The Fortune 500 ranks United States companies in terms of who is the largest based on revenue - that is, how much total business (or sales) they do. Who's on top this year?
http://fortune.com/fortune500/
You can get statistics on the top companies, or explore the whole 500. Notice there's also a section on visualization! How many Fortune 500 companies are there in Minnesota?
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