added the draft schedule and corrected a typo

docs/Stats_review.html

@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ <h1>Random Variables (RVs)</h1>
 <li>discrete (numbers of items or successes)</li>
 <li>continuous (heights, times, weights)</li>
 </ul>
-<p>We usually use capital letters – e.g.&nbsp;<span class="math inline">X</span>, <span class="math inline">Y</span>, sometimes with bold or with subscripts – to denote the RVs. In contrast we use lower case letters, e.g.&nbsp;<span class="math inline">x</span>, <span class="math inline">y</span>, <span class="math inline">k</span>, to denote the values that the RV takes. For instance, lets say that the heights of the woman at Virginia Tech are the RV, <span class="math inline">X</span>, and <span class="math inline">X</span> has a normal distribution with mean 62 inches and variance 6<span class="math inline">^2</span>, i.e., <span class="math inline">X \sim \mathrm{N}(62,6^2)</span> distribution. Say we then observe the heights of 3 individuals drawn from this distribution – we would write this as: <span class="math inline">x=(</span> 60.6, 68.6, 60.6 <span class="math inline">)</span>.</p>
+<p>We usually use capital letters – e.g.&nbsp;<span class="math inline">X</span>, <span class="math inline">Y</span>, sometimes with bold or with subscripts – to denote the RVs. In contrast we use lower case letters, e.g.&nbsp;<span class="math inline">x</span>, <span class="math inline">y</span>, <span class="math inline">k</span>, to denote the values that the RV takes. For instance, lets say that the heights of the woman at Virginia Tech are the RV, <span class="math inline">X</span>, and <span class="math inline">X</span> has a normal distribution with mean 62 inches and variance 6<span class="math inline">^2</span>, i.e., <span class="math inline">X \sim \mathrm{N}(62,6^2)</span> distribution. Say we then observe the heights of 3 individuals drawn from this distribution – we would write this as: <span class="math inline">x=(</span> 64.5, 64, 60.1 <span class="math inline">)</span>.</p>
 <p><br> <br> </p>
 </section>
 <section id="probability-distributions" class="level1">
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ <h1>Probability Distributions in <code>R</code></h1>
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 <div class="sourceCode cell-code" id="cb3"><pre class="sourceCode r code-with-copy"><code class="sourceCode r"><span id="cb3-1"><a href="#cb3-1" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="fu">rnorm</span>(<span class="dv">3</span>, <span class="at">mean=</span><span class="dv">0</span>, <span class="at">sd=</span><span class="dv">1</span>) <span class="do">## random draws</span></span></code><button title="Copy to Clipboard" class="code-copy-button"><i class="bi"></i></button></pre></div>
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-<pre><code>[1] -0.8433635  0.3151217 -0.4799710</code></pre>
+<pre><code>[1] -1.3733147 -0.5293865  0.9294630</code></pre>
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docs/materials.html

@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ <h1>Pre-work and set-up</h1>
 <section id="hardware-and-software" class="level2">
 <h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="hardware-and-software">Hardware and Software</h2>
 <p>We will be using <a href="https://cran.r-project.org/"><code>R</code></a> for all data manipulation and analyses/model fitting. Any operating system (Windows, Mac, Linux) will do, as long as you have <code>R</code> (version 3.6 or higher) installed.</p>
-<p>You may use any IDE/ GUI for <code>R</code> (VScode, RStudio, Emacs, etc). For most people, <a href="https://www.rstudio.com/"><code>RStudio</code></a> is a good option. Whichever one you decide to use, please make sure it is installed and test it before the workshop.</p>
+<p>You may use any IDE/ GUI for <code>R</code> (VScode, RStudio, Emacs, etc). For most people, <a href="https://www.rstudio.com/"><code>RStudio</code></a> is a good option. Whichever one you decide to use, please make sure it is installed and tested before the workshop.</p>
 <p>We will also be using Slack for additional support during the training. Please have these installed in advance. We will have a channel on Slack dedicated to software/hardware issues and troubleshooting.</p>
 </section>
 <section id="pre-requisites" class="level2">

docs/materials_temp.html

@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ <h1>Pre-work and set-up</h1>
 <section id="hardware-and-software" class="level2">
 <h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="hardware-and-software">Hardware and Software</h2>
 <p>We will be using <a href="https://cran.r-project.org/"><code>R</code></a> for all data manipulation and analyses/model fitting. Any operating system (Windows, Mac, Linux) will do, as long as you have <code>R</code> (version 3.6 or higher) installed.</p>
-<p>You may use any IDE/ GUI for <code>R</code> (VScode, RStudio, Emacs, etc). For most people, <a href="https://www.rstudio.com/"><code>RStudio</code></a> is a good option. Whichever one you decide to use, please make sure it is installed and test it before the workshop.</p>
+<p>You may use any IDE/ GUI for <code>R</code> (VScode, RStudio, Emacs, etc). For most people, <a href="https://www.rstudio.com/"><code>RStudio</code></a> is a good option. Whichever one you decide to use, please make sure it is installed and tested before the workshop.</p>
 <p>We will also be using Slack for additional support during the training. Please have these installed in advance. We will have a channel on Slack dedicated to software/hardware issues and troubleshooting.</p>
 </section>
 <section id="pre-requisites" class="level2">

docs/schedule2024.html

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=yes">
 
-<meta name="description" content="Schedule for synchronous training sessions">
+<meta name="description" content="Draft schedule for synchronous training sessions">
 
 <title>VectorByte Training 2024 - 2024 Training Schedule</title>
 <style>
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ <h2 id="toc-title">On this page</h2>
   <ul>
   <li><a href="#pre-workshop" id="toc-pre-workshop" class="nav-link active" data-scroll-target="#pre-workshop">Pre-workshop</a></li>
   <li><a href="#july-2024" id="toc-july-2024" class="nav-link" data-scroll-target="#july-2024">22 July 2024</a></li>
-  <li><a href="#july-2024-0830---1700" id="toc-july-2024-0830---1700" class="nav-link" data-scroll-target="#july-2024-0830---1700">23 July 2024 (08:30 - 17:00)</a></li>
-  <li><a href="#july-2024-0830---1700-1" id="toc-july-2024-0830---1700-1" class="nav-link" data-scroll-target="#july-2024-0830---1700-1">24 July 2024 (08:30 - 17:00)</a></li>
-  <li><a href="#july-2024-0830---1700-2" id="toc-july-2024-0830---1700-2" class="nav-link" data-scroll-target="#july-2024-0830---1700-2">25 July 2024 (08:30 - 17:00)</a></li>
+  <li><a href="#july-2024-0830---1730" id="toc-july-2024-0830---1730" class="nav-link" data-scroll-target="#july-2024-0830---1730">23 July 2024 (08:30 - 17:30)</a></li>
+  <li><a href="#july-2024-0830---1730-1" id="toc-july-2024-0830---1730-1" class="nav-link" data-scroll-target="#july-2024-0830---1730-1">24 July 2024 (08:30 - 17:30)</a></li>
+  <li><a href="#july-2024-0830---1730-2" id="toc-july-2024-0830---1730-2" class="nav-link" data-scroll-target="#july-2024-0830---1730-2">25 July 2024 (08:30 - 17:30)</a></li>
   <li><a href="#july-2024-1" id="toc-july-2024-1" class="nav-link" data-scroll-target="#july-2024-1">26 July 2024</a></li>
   <li><a href="#post-workshop" id="toc-post-workshop" class="nav-link" data-scroll-target="#post-workshop">Post-workshop</a></li>
   </ul>
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ <h1 class="title">2024 Training Schedule</h1>
 
 <div>
   <div class="description">
-    Schedule for synchronous training sessions
+    Draft schedule for synchronous training sessions
   </div>
 </div>
 
@@ -198,13 +198,13 @@ <h1>22 July 2024</h1>
 </table>
 <p><br> <br> <br></p>
 </section>
-<section id="july-2024-0830---1700" class="level1">
-<h1>23 July 2024 (08:30 - 17:00)</h1>
+<section id="july-2024-0830---1730" class="level1">
+<h1>23 July 2024 (08:30 - 17:30)</h1>
 <table class="table">
 <colgroup>
-<col style="width: 19%">
-<col style="width: 31%">
-<col style="width: 48%">
+<col style="width: 27%">
+<col style="width: 34%">
+<col style="width: 37%">
 </colgroup>
 <thead>
 <tr class="header">
@@ -215,26 +215,66 @@ <h1>23 July 2024 (08:30 - 17:00)</h1>
 </thead>
 <tbody>
 <tr class="odd">
+<td>8:30</td>
+<td>Introduction to time dependent data, course overview</td>
 <td></td>
-<td>Coming Soon!</td>
+</tr>
+<tr class="even">
+<td>9:30</td>
+<td>Goal setting, lighting presentations</td>
+<td></td>
+</tr>
+<tr class="odd">
+<td>10:15</td>
+<td>Break</td>
 <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="even">
-<td>12:00</td>
+<td>10:45</td>
+<td>Lecture: Regression Transformations and Diagnostics</td>
+<td></td>
+</tr>
+<tr class="odd">
+<td>11:45</td>
+<td>Practical: Regression Transformations and Diagnostics</td>
+<td></td>
+</tr>
+<tr class="even">
+<td>12:30</td>
 <td>Lunch</td>
 <td></td>
 </tr>
+<tr class="odd">
+<td>13:30</td>
+<td>Lecture: Time Dependent Data Analysis</td>
+<td></td>
+</tr>
+<tr class="even">
+<td>14:30</td>
+<td>Practical: Time Dependent Data Analysis</td>
+<td></td>
+</tr>
+<tr class="odd">
+<td>15:15</td>
+<td>Break</td>
+<td></td>
+</tr>
+<tr class="even">
+<td>15:30</td>
+<td>Integrated Lecture and Practical: Basics of Time Series method</td>
+<td></td>
+</tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
 <p><br> <br> <br></p>
 </section>
-<section id="july-2024-0830---1700-1" class="level1">
-<h1>24 July 2024 (08:30 - 17:00)</h1>
+<section id="july-2024-0830---1730-1" class="level1">
+<h1>24 July 2024 (08:30 - 17:30)</h1>
 <table class="table">
 <colgroup>
-<col style="width: 19%">
-<col style="width: 23%">
-<col style="width: 56%">
+<col style="width: 27%">
+<col style="width: 34%">
+<col style="width: 37%">
 </colgroup>
 <thead>
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@@ -245,46 +285,133 @@ <h1>24 July 2024 (08:30 - 17:00)</h1>
 </thead>
 <tbody>
 <tr class="odd">
-<td></td>
-<td>Coming Soon!</td>
+<td>8:30</td>
+<td>Overview of the day</td>
 <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="even">
+<td>9:00</td>
+<td>Introduction to VecDyn Database and API</td>
 <td></td>
+</tr>
+<tr class="odd">
+<td>10:00</td>
+<td>Break</td>
 <td></td>
+</tr>
+<tr class="even">
+<td>10:30</td>
+<td>Working with VecDyn/time dependent data (data aggregation, covariate/predictor sources)</td>
 <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="odd">
-<td>12:00</td>
+<td>12:30</td>
 <td>Lunch</td>
 <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="even">
+<td>13:30</td>
+<td>Lecture: Introduction to Gaussian Process (GP) regression applied to time dependent data</td>
 <td></td>
+</tr>
+<tr class="odd">
+<td>14:45</td>
+<td>Break</td>
 <td></td>
+</tr>
+<tr class="even">
+<td>15:15</td>
+<td>Practical: GPs in R with <code>laGP</code> and <code>hetGP</code></td>
+<td></td>
+</tr>
+<tr class="odd">
+<td>16:30</td>
+<td>Brainstorming planning for projects</td>
+<td></td>
+</tr>
+<tr class="even">
+<td>17:00</td>
+<td>Lightning talks</td>
 <td></td>
 </tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
+<p><br> <br> <br></p>
 </section>
-<section id="july-2024-0830---1700-2" class="level1">
-<h1>25 July 2024 (08:30 - 17:00)</h1>
+<section id="july-2024-0830---1730-2" class="level1">
+<h1>25 July 2024 (08:30 - 17:30)</h1>
 <table class="table">
+<colgroup>
+<col style="width: 15%">
+<col style="width: 62%">
+<col style="width: 21%">
+</colgroup>
 <thead>
 <tr class="header">
-<th>Time</th>
+<th>Time.</th>
 <th>Activity</th>
 <th>Materials</th>
 </tr>
 </thead>
 <tbody>
 <tr class="odd">
+<td>8:30</td>
+<td>Overview of the day</td>
+<td></td>
+</tr>
+<tr class="even">
+<td>9:00</td>
+<td>Forecasting metrics and challenge introduction</td>
+<td></td>
+</tr>
+<tr class="odd">
+<td>9:30</td>
+<td>Forecasting Challenge</td>
+<td></td>
+</tr>
+<tr class="even">
+<td>10:30</td>
+<td>Break</td>
+<td></td>
+</tr>
+<tr class="odd">
+<td>11:00</td>
+<td>Forecasting Challenge (cont)</td>
+<td></td>
+</tr>
+<tr class="even">
+<td>11:45</td>
+<td>Present and Eval forecasts</td>
+<td></td>
+</tr>
+<tr class="odd">
+<td>12:30</td>
+<td>Lunch</td>
+<td></td>
+</tr>
+<tr class="even">
+<td>13:30</td>
+<td>Mini projects</td>
+<td></td>
+</tr>
+<tr class="odd">
+<td>15:00</td>
+<td>Break</td>
 <td></td>
-<td>Coming Soon!</td>
+</tr>
+<tr class="even">
+<td>15:30</td>
+<td>Mini projects</td>
+<td></td>
+</tr>
+<tr class="odd">
+<td>16:30</td>
+<td>Present mini projects; wrap up</td>
 <td></td>
 </tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
+<p><br> <br> <br></p>
 </section>
 <section id="july-2024-1" class="level1">
 <h1>26 July 2024</h1>