Introduce yourself; Twitter Data Science Study; Github signup

Introduce yourself

Write an introduction about yourself in the #3-members channel on Slack. Include your name, your major, and say one thing you know or have heard about data science before starting this class (this can be the news, in your major, etc.).

Can Twitter predict election results?

Finish reading the editorial and skimming the white paper from the Can Twitter predict election results? activity we started during class on January 23rd. Then, post your answer to question 1 in the #5-discussion channel on Slack, using the hashtag #class01 somewhere in your message.

Github account

Sign up for an account on Github: http://github.com using your @gmu.edu email address. After you signup, send me your username in a Direct Message.