MODERN STATISTICAL METHODS FOR LARGE AND COMPLEX DATA SETS

Catalog description

Provides students with the tools and experience to analyze big and messy data and work effectively in a data science team. Covers the tools to handle big data and answer statistical questions based on the data. Includes three big data analysis projects that students work on in groups. Focuses on proper use of modern data analysis techniques related to regression, classification and clustering for data coming from a variety of application fields. R will be the lingua franca.