STAT 8416 INTRODUCTION TO DATA SCIENCE (3 credits)
Topics covered in this course include Data Technology, Methods of gathering and cleaning structured or unstructured data, Exploratory data analysis & Dynamic and interactive data visualization, Modeling data for prediction, forecasting or classification. (Cross-listed with STAT 4410).
Prerequisite(s): MATH 4740 with a C- or better or concurrent; or STAT 3800 with a C- or better or concurrent; or permission of instructor. Students should be comfortable with computer programming & have knowledge of data structures & preliminary statistical methods.