Introduction to Data Science

Catalog description

This course is designed as a survey course to give an overview of how Data Science will allow you to learn and gain insights from data. We introduce the foundational concepts and principles in the field of Data Science - specifically inference and machine learning - to foster a mindset that will unlock the more advanced courses in the program. Moreover, we aim to impart the technical skills to analyze real world datasets. Special focus will be put on building intuitions about the Data Science approach to solving problems and making decisions.