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==== Personal Info====
  
 
Born and raised in Colorado Springs currently attending Coe College studying mathematics, computer science, and economics.
 
Born and raised in Colorado Springs currently attending Coe College studying mathematics, computer science, and economics.
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==== Week 1====
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*REU orientation
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*Meetings with Dr. Corliss to get introduced to GasDay Lab and discuss project
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*Read SuperForecasting by Philip Tetlock and Dan Gardner
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*wrote program to give example of when Brier test fails as a metric of forecasting ability
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*Completed MATLAB tutorial
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*Wrote simple MATLAB programs
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==== Week 2====
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*Received GasDay data collection orientation (oh the joys of real data....)
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*Got (somewhat) familiar with GasDay wiki as a resource
 +
*Worked on MATLAB coding and reviewed sample code from Dr. Corliss
 +
*Read up on metrics for scoring probabilistic forecasts
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*Read up on places probabilistic forecasts are used
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*Met with Dr. Corliss to get organized on project and summer goals
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*Attended Dr. Brylow's talk on what makes a good research talk
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==== Week 3====
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*Engaged in discussion and lecture on the metaphysics and practice of morality in the ever expanding domain of research (went through ethics training...)
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*Meetings with Dr. Corliss
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*Attended Dr. Corliss LaTex seminar
 +
*Read up on probabilistic forecasts
 +
*Read up on scoring metrics
 +
*Began writing paper to document work
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==== Week 4====
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*Meetings with Dr. Corliss
 +
*REU lunch
 +
*Read papers on probabilistic forecasting
 +
*Worked on MATLAB code for scoring metrics
 +
*Continued work on paper
 +
*Gave seminar talk at GasDay lab
 +
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==== Week 5====
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*REU presentations
 +
*Worked on examples paper
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*Read papers on metrics
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*Read papers on examples
 +
*met with Dr. Corliss
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==== Week 6====
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*Made outline for Metrics paper
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*Began looking into uncertainty quantification
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*Set up interviews with Marquette faculty and grad students to hear about their research
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*Meetings with Dr. Corliss
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*Attended Dr. Brylows talk on grad school
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==== Week 7====
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*Interviewed Dr. Lin on uncertainty quantification
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*Interviewed Saber Mohammad on his graduate work on probabilistic forecasts
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*REU lunch and Dr. Factor's talk on making posters
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*Worked on writing/revising paper
 +
*Started working on metrics paper
 +
 +
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==== Week 8====
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*Meetings with Dr. Corliss
 +
*Studied proper scoring metrics
 +
*Edited examples paper
 +
*Worked on metrics paper
 +
*Looked into uncertainty quantification
 +
*Made poster for REU poster show
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==== Week 9====
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*Meetings with Dr. Colriss
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*Made and gave seminar presentation
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*Presented at REU poster show
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*REU lunch
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*worked on papers
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*looked into density forecasts
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==== Week 10====
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*Preparation, participation, and attendance of final REU presentations
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*First submission and edit session with Dr. Corliss
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*Closing meetings with Dr. Corliss and Alberto; discussed future of projects
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*Tying up some REU stuff; exiting survey, cleaning of apartment, etc.
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*Submission of final paper

Latest revision as of 18:34, 15 February 2017

Personal Info

Born and raised in Colorado Springs currently attending Coe College studying mathematics, computer science, and economics.

Week 1

  • REU orientation
  • Meetings with Dr. Corliss to get introduced to GasDay Lab and discuss project
  • Read SuperForecasting by Philip Tetlock and Dan Gardner
  • wrote program to give example of when Brier test fails as a metric of forecasting ability
  • Completed MATLAB tutorial
  • Wrote simple MATLAB programs

Week 2

  • Received GasDay data collection orientation (oh the joys of real data....)
  • Got (somewhat) familiar with GasDay wiki as a resource
  • Worked on MATLAB coding and reviewed sample code from Dr. Corliss
  • Read up on metrics for scoring probabilistic forecasts
  • Read up on places probabilistic forecasts are used
  • Met with Dr. Corliss to get organized on project and summer goals
  • Attended Dr. Brylow's talk on what makes a good research talk

Week 3

  • Engaged in discussion and lecture on the metaphysics and practice of morality in the ever expanding domain of research (went through ethics training...)
  • Meetings with Dr. Corliss
  • Attended Dr. Corliss LaTex seminar
  • Read up on probabilistic forecasts
  • Read up on scoring metrics
  • Began writing paper to document work

Week 4

  • Meetings with Dr. Corliss
  • REU lunch
  • Read papers on probabilistic forecasting
  • Worked on MATLAB code for scoring metrics
  • Continued work on paper
  • Gave seminar talk at GasDay lab


Week 5

  • REU presentations
  • Worked on examples paper
  • Read papers on metrics
  • Read papers on examples
  • met with Dr. Corliss


Week 6

  • Made outline for Metrics paper
  • Began looking into uncertainty quantification
  • Set up interviews with Marquette faculty and grad students to hear about their research
  • Meetings with Dr. Corliss
  • Attended Dr. Brylows talk on grad school


Week 7

  • Interviewed Dr. Lin on uncertainty quantification
  • Interviewed Saber Mohammad on his graduate work on probabilistic forecasts
  • REU lunch and Dr. Factor's talk on making posters
  • Worked on writing/revising paper
  • Started working on metrics paper


Week 8

  • Meetings with Dr. Corliss
  • Studied proper scoring metrics
  • Edited examples paper
  • Worked on metrics paper
  • Looked into uncertainty quantification
  • Made poster for REU poster show


Week 9

  • Meetings with Dr. Colriss
  • Made and gave seminar presentation
  • Presented at REU poster show
  • REU lunch
  • worked on papers
  • looked into density forecasts

Week 10

  • Preparation, participation, and attendance of final REU presentations
  • First submission and edit session with Dr. Corliss
  • Closing meetings with Dr. Corliss and Alberto; discussed future of projects
  • Tying up some REU stuff; exiting survey, cleaning of apartment, etc.
  • Submission of final paper