DataFest 2025

All members of your team need to register.

Please note:

The competition has a limited availability of 125 students and/or 25 teams,which will be selected on a first-come, first-serve basis.
This year's Datafest will be have required in-person components.

Who may participate?

American Statistical Association (ASA) DataFest^TM at the University of Waterloo is open to all active undergraduate students at the University of Waterloo. Students are encouraged to form teams of 3 to 5 individuals with diverse backgrounds and skills from different disciplines.

Each individual in a team must submit a separate registration by Sunday, April 13, 2025, and include the team name on the form. In case a student is really interested to participate but has not formed a team, he/she will have the chance on the registration form to request placement onto a team.

What is ASA DataFest?

The ASA DataFest is a celebration of data in which teams of undergraduates work around the clock to find and share meaning in a large, rich, and complex data set.

A key feature of ASA DataFest is that it brings together the data science community. Undergraduate students do the work, but they are assisted by roving consultants who are graduate students, faculty, and industry professionals. Many professionals find ASA DataFest to be a great opportunity for experience working with real world data – talented undergraduate students get to work under pressure in a team and utilize their thinking processes.

After two days of intense data wrangling, analysis, and presentation design, each team is allowed a few minutes and no more than two slides to impress a panel of judges. Each individual in the winning teams will receive a CASH prize per winning student, applied to their Quest account. Prizes are awarded for;

Best Insight
Best Visualization
Best Use of External Data

Registration:

First Name

Last Name

University of Waterloo Email

Student ID Number

Are you currently on a team?

Yes

Note:

If you are registering as an individual and REALLY want to participate in this event email Shoja Chenouri at datafest@uwaterloo.ca. He will do his best to place you on a team.

Commitment level

I am in it to win it!

I am committed but this isn't a top priority

Team Name

Proprietary Statement

The data sets used in DataFest are proprietary and are only to be used for the purposes of the American Statistical Association’s DataFest. By using this data, you agree to:

During participation in DataFest, store and manage the data securely and privately.
Erase all data after your DataFest participation is complete.
Not identify or attempt to identify the information contained in the dataset, nor contact any of the individuals whose information is contained in the dataset.
Comply with all applicable U.S. federal and state laws and regulations relating to themaintenance of the dataset, the safeguarding of the confidentiality of the dataset, andthe use and disclosure of the dataset.
Not publish results of your analysis of the data except that the final products of thecompetition (video, slide deck, one-page summary) may be displayed on teammembers' websites and on campus DataFest websites.
Not share the data with anyone who is not a participant of DataFest.

Do you agree to follow the above Proprietary Statement guidelines

Yes, I agree

Notice of Photography

By registering to attend and attending this event, you are consenting to the use of your appearance, image and voice in the production and in any promotion or use of the production in any media.

Please note:

There are required in-person components to this competition, including an in-person presentation. If your team is not able to attend, you will not qualify for the prize categories

I acknowledge this statement

Agenda:

Friday, May 2, 2025 - Welcome/Introduction to the Data and start working on the problem statement.
Saturday, May 3, 2025 - Work on the data set and meet with mentors
Sunday, May 4, 2025 - Finish and submit work, deliver presentations, closing ceremony and winners.

Who may participate?

What is ASA DataFest?

Registration:

Agenda:

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