Lab 5

Published

2026-01-08

General Instructions

  • If you already have a professional website (for instance, if you built one in 431) you’ll choose option B below.
  • If you don’t already have a website, then you’ll choose option A.

Option A

If you do not already have a professional website describing your work life to the world, then build one, ideally using Quarto. For help, refer to the instructions from this past fall’s 431 at https://github.com/THOMASELOVE/431-labs-2025/tree/main/labX.

We want you to build a professional looking website that will be useful to you. The content is up to you, and what you’d like to share but it’s worth considering using this opportunity to craft your online presence. This is also an opportunity to learn how to use Quarto for the purpose.

The key thing is to commit to making this a part of your life going forward, however you most effectively do that.

Sample websites built by students in last fall’s 431 class in this class are available to help you get an idea of what you can do.

Once you’ve built a site you’re proud of, email Dr. Love (Thomas dot Love at case dot edu) with the subject line: My New Website for Lab 5 celebrating your achievement and containing a link to your page for your fellow students to be inspired by.

Option B

If you already have a personal website that you built for 431 or for some other reason, then improve it by adding a blog post dated in 2026 that discusses in a meaningful way something important that you learned, either from reading How To Be A Modern Scientist by Jeff Leek, or from reading some part of the supplement entitled Statistical Inference in the 21st Century: A World Beyond p < 0.05 from 2019 in The American Statistician. A substantial discussion of something useful or meaningful to you is what we’re looking for.

Note

A student asked about the length of the blog post. I’m looking for something involving several paragraphs, perhaps a good minimum length would be 10 sentences.

Then email Dr. Love (Thomas dot Love at case dot edu) with the subject line: My Updated Website for Lab 5 celebrating your achievement and containing a link to your page for your fellow students to be inspired by, and a link to the specific blog post you’ve built now, and also adding a short description of anything else (besides adding the blog post) that you have improved about your site in 2026.

Deadline

This lab is worth 20 points. To receive full credit, you must complete the lab (by sending your email to Dr. Love) no later than the deadline on the Course Calendar.

  • You can complete Lab 5 at any time prior to that date.
  • Late work will receive 14 points instead of 20.

Why do this?

Timely completion of Lab 5 will improve your course grade and will earn you some of Dr. Love’s respect. No one under the age of 50 exists these days in a professional capacity without a website. It’s also a good thing to add to your email signature.

  • If you’re looking for Dr. Love to write a letter of recommendation for you in the fullness of time, he’s going to want to see your website.

Spring 2026 Lab 5 Submissions

that Dr. Love has approved will be posted to our web site as the semester moves on.