The Data Challenge will bring together three competitive events, the Open Data Visualization (5th annual), Data Analytics (new), and Data Sprint (new) on March 11th and 12th, 2021 at a location on campus (to be disclosed soon). Take up the challenge and demonstrate the power of data, with the flexibility to take part remotely.
Participants and teams will have the chance to showcase their ability to tell a story driven by data in three unique competitive formats. Teams can take part in all three competitive events. It is an ideal setting for citizens to get engaged, to meet leaders in academia, government, and private organizations, and to explore the world of data science.
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Data Visualization |
Data Analytics |
Data Sprint |
Live date | Mar. 11, 2021 | Mar. 11, 2021 | Mar. 12, 2021 |
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Registration |
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Opens | Sep. 8, 2020 | Sep. 8, 2020 | Sep. 8, 2020 |
Closes | Feb. 28, 2021 | Feb. 28, 2021 | Feb. 28, 2021 |
Type | Team and individual | Team and individual | Team and individual |
Team size | 1-4 members | 1-4 members | 1-4 members |
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Data sets |
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Type | Open | Controlled (4-5) | Controlled (single) |
Available | Yes, see below. | Jan. 4, 2021 | Mar. 12, 2021 (morning) |
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Presentation round | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Time | 4 mins | 6 mins | 4 mins |
Eliminations | Yes | Yes | No |
Finals | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Prizes | 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place | 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place | 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place |
Submit by date | Mar. 11, 2021 | Mar. 11, 2021 | Mar. 12, 2021 |
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Poster round | Yes (infographic) | Yes (teaser poster) | NA |
Prizes | 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place | 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place | NA |
Submit by date | Mar. 1, 2021 | Mar. 1, 2021 | NA |
Every participant must meet the below pre-requisites to take part in the 2021 Data Challenge successfully.
The Data Challenge will take place on March 11 and 12, 2021 at a venue on campus. More details about the venue will be disclosed closer to date.
Teams will assess and analyze data related to one of the 17 goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and present to an audience to communicate a recommendation, story, or new idea. This allows for better decision-making and more varied solutions to problems that span a wide range of social, environmental, and economic topics.
Each team will be required to present their data story to a panel of judges through data visualizations (charts, graphs, etc.) using any software (PowerPoint, Tableau, Keynote, etc). Participants have the option to take part remotely via Microsoft Teams.
The infographic posters will be displayed throughout the competition venue. A winner will be selected by our panel of judges and announced at the competition. You will neither be presenting your infographic posters or required to be present while they are on display.
Teams will get to put their analytical skills to the test and present their insights to an audience. Teams must choose one of the five data sets provided (available Jan. 4, 2021). The data sets will cover different industries (healthcare, financial, computer science, geomatics, etc) from the private and government sector. What insights are you able to discover? How well can you separate the useful information from the "noise"? What outcomes are you able to predict? What are your recommendations?
Each team is required to present their data insights to a panel of judges explaining how they arrived at those insights through a data analytics platform of choice (R, PowerBI, Zoomdata, etc). Teams must be able to convey their complex analysis as simply as possible, and tell a story. Participants have the option to take part remotely via Microsoft Teams.
Using only 3 sentences, how much curiosity can you generate for your presentation? The teaser posters will be displayed throughout the competition venue. A winner will be selected by our panel of judges and announced at the competition. You will neither be presenting your teaser posters or required to be present while they are on display.
This fun hackathon-style competition will put your data skills to the test in a time-tied scenario. There is no preparation required as the data set will provided on the morning of the event (Mar. 12, 2021) itself. Can you tackle a data set with speed, accuracy, and creativity? Choose your teams wisely!
All participants will require their laptops for the event.
All the teams will get to work on a single robust data set over two hours, so speed, accuracy, and creativity all count! The ring master (data sprint guide) will present three questions to help guide your analysis. All the teams will have one chance to present their findings to judges and can use any software of choice (PowerPoint, Tableau, PowerBI, etc). All participants must bring their own laptops to the venue.
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