Data Analytics: History and Comparison of Software Tools

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Data analysis (rooted in statistics) and computer technology have been developing and affecting each other, ever since the advent of computing. As the collected data size gets larger, new methods of data analysis have been introduced in each stage, out of necessity. As data collection and computing gets even cheaper, we should continue to see breakthroughs in the area of big data. This course provides the students with an understanding of the history of data analytics (which some say dates back to ancient Egypt), its evolution, its uses & applications, challenges, benefits, threats and its opportunities for growth/changes that can be made in the field. It also compares and contrasts the various software packages that are being used in business today. (Offered as a required course in the Business Analytics concentration of the Graduate School of Technology’s M.S. program in Data Analytics.)