The Carolina Data Challenge (CDC) is an annual data science event held at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Each year, we have the great privilege of welcoming hundreds of curious students from around the globe to our event.

The event will kick off on September 25th with our inaugural data science conference followed by our data challenge. This year our data challenge will start on September 26th and end on October 2nd to give participants the opportunity to create unique projects they would be proud to add to their portfolio.

Our main objective this year is to welcome all students of different backgrounds to increase their awareness and understanding of data science. In fact, this is so important to us that we have chosen "Perspectives" as this year’s data challenge theme. We hope to achieve our goal of inclusivity by ensuring that beginners and experts alike have a fun and informative experience at CDC.

• Understanding
  The team demonstrates a thorough understanding of the dataset, especially in regards to its contributions to their specific track
• Relevance
  The insights and recommendations are relevant to the people and organizations involved in the dataset.
• Technique
  Techniques used to produce the insight are scientifically and statistically sound; they demonstrate a high level of ability in the chosen environment.
• Impact
  The insights are potentially impactful to the given field.
• Novelty
  The insight is novel and provides clear contributions to existing knowledge on the dataset.
• Communication
  The team's presentation is polished and relates to this year's theme "Perspectives" It explains the insight in terms comprehensible to data laypeople.