SAS Data Science for Future

Menu contents: This is a data science experience workshop for children and their guardians.
With the support of SAS employees, you will bring data you have collected on a topic of interest, create a poster or presentation, and then give your presentation.
On Saturday, August 8th, we will make posters by cutting and pasting paper and writing on large sheets of paper, and on Sunday, August 9th, we will create presentation materials using PowerPoint.

Date and time: ①August 8th (Sat) 13:00-17:00
② August 9th (Sunday) 13:00-17:00

Venue: SAS Institute Japan Co., Ltd. Head Office
[Roppongi Hills Mori Tower 11F]

Eligible ages: ①Saturday, August 8th
Grades 2-6

② August 9th (Sunday)
Grades 5-6
Junior high school students

Things to prepare: ①Saturday, August 8th
• Summary sheet (to be submitted in advance)
• Collected data (please bring it with you on the day)
② August 9th (Sunday)
• Summary sheet (to be submitted in advance)
• Laptop computer, etc. (Please also bring software for creating presentations)
• Collected data (Please save it on the laptop mentioned above and bring it with you on the day of the event)

Remarks: Questions for customers applying
*Optional items
Question 1: Topics of interest
(Example) The summer temperatures are rising every year.
Question 2: Your hypothesis and thoughts on the topic.
(Example) [Hypothesis] Has the number of extremely hot days (maximum temperature of 35 degrees Celsius or higher) been increasing since 2000? [Thoughts] Not only the average temperature, but also the number of extremely hot days has been steadily increasing.
Question 3: How to collect data
(Example) Obtain temperature data from the Japan Meteorological Agency or e-stat.
*When considering your answers to the above questions, please refer to the guidance video in the remarks section.

[① For those who wish to participate on August 8th (Saturday)]: - We will create a poster by cutting and pasting paper onto a large sheet of paper, or by writing by hand, to summarize the information on the summary sheet and the data you have brought.
・Present the poster you created and its contents to everyone in the venue.
• The presentation time is expected to be around 1 minute. Something like, "I focused on this topic and here's what I learned," is fine.
• Poster creation involves using scissors and a cutter, so please refrain from wearing sandals or similar footwear.
• The poster should be created in a size that is eligible for submission to the statistical graph competition.

[② For those who wish to participate on August 9th (Sunday)]: You will be asked to create presentation materials using a laptop computer or other device that you have brought yourself (primarily one capable of running Microsoft Office products).
*Please bring at least one laptop computer or similar device for creating materials and giving presentations.
The tools used are assumed to be Microsoft Office products (Excel for data compilation and graph creation, and PowerPoint for presentations). However, if you are able to operate them yourself, you can also create graphs and presentation materials using other tools.
*SAS staff will provide support regarding data analysis strategies and data compilation methods. Please note that they may not be able to provide support regarding the use of laptops or software.
You will give a presentation to everyone in the venue using the materials you have created. The presentation will be projected onto a monitor in the venue using an HDMI port, so please prepare a laptop or adapter with an HDMI port.
The presentation is expected to be approximately 2 minutes long.
• Internet access via Wi-Fi provided by SAS will be available at the venue.

[General Information]: On the day of the event, with the support of SAS staff, you will create a poster or presentation using the data you have collected yourself. Therefore, 'prior preparation' is essential. You will be required to submit a summary sheet in advance outlining the theme and hypothesis behind your data collection. On the day of the event, you will create your poster or presentation using this summary sheet as a reference.
Please refer to the following documents for information on preparation.
Statistics lecture video: "What are statistics?"
Workshop guidance video: Here Please check further.
Data Science for Future Work Guide: Here Please check further.
Data Science for Future Summary Sheet: Here Please check further.

Notes: Please see this page for the Q&A on the workshop.
Please check the workshop information on this page before applying.

Inquiries: Visit this page if you need to inquire further about the workshop.

①Those in 2nd to 6th grade of elementary school

②For 5th grade elementary school students to junior high school students

Application period

July 6th (Monday) 10:00 ~

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