Assignments
A data report, a theoretical midterm and a reproducible profile release. The weights are 20%, 30% and 50%.
All work concerns synthetic data and fictional cases. The report and project are due at 5 pm Canberra time on their dates. The midterm is an in-room exam on 23 April, 11 am–12.30 pm. It is not a 5 pm upload deadline.
A top-1% benchmark result is a project target, not a grading requirement. We assess the calculations, evaluation, release and defence. See policies for handover, exam rules, extensions and feedback.
Quantitative Analysis of Local Singles Market
A reproducible data report on fictional Null Island: frame the population, audit the denominators and explain a misleading bio comparison.
Due 19 March 2027 · Weight: 20%
Midterm: Theoretical Matchmaking
An individual, 90-minute exam on measurement, bio experiments, mutual-selection probability and asynchronous decisions under incomplete information.
Due 23 April 2027 · Weight: 30%
Final Project: Deploying a Top 1% Dating Profile
Release a fictional profile with a reproducible benchmark, a distribution-shift test and an honest account of what the rank cannot mean.
Due 28 May 2027 · Weight: 50%