2019 Spring COMPSCI C100 001 LEC 001

Spring 2019

COMPSCI C100 001 - LEC 001

Principles & Techniques of Data Science

John S. DeNero, Sandrine Dudoit

Jan 22, 2019 - May 10, 2019
Tu, Th
06:30 pm - 07:59 pm
Class #:28558
Units: 4

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 22
Enrolled: 872
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 894
Waitlist Max: 800
No Reserved Seats
Also offered as: STAT C100

Hours & Workload

1 hours of instructional experiences requiring special laboratory equipment and facilities per week, 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 7 hours of outside work hours per week, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.

Final Exam

THU, MAY 16TH
11:30 am - 02:30 pm
RSF Fieldhouse
Pimentel 1
Dwinelle 155

Other classes by John S. DeNero

Other classes by Sandrine Dudoit

Course Catalog Description

In this course, students will explore the data science lifecycle, including question formulation, data collection and cleaning, exploratory data analysis and visualization, statistical inference and prediction​, and decision-making.​ This class will focus on quantitative critical thinking​ and key principles and techniques needed to carry out this cycle. These include languages for transforming, querying and analyzing data; algorithms for machine learning methods including regression, classification and clustering; principles behind creating informative data visualizations; statistical concepts of measurement error and prediction; and techniques for scalable data processing.

Rules & Requirements

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Reserved Seats

Current Enrollment

No Reserved Seats

Textbooks & Materials

Associated Sections