Spring 2020
STAT 131A 001 - LEC 001
Formerly STAT C131A
Statistical Methods for Data Science
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
5
Enrolled: 65
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 70
Waitlist Max: 16
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
2 hours of instructional experiences requiring special laboratory equipment and facilities per week, 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 7 hours of outside work hours per week.
Final Exam
MON, MAY 11TH
11:30 am - 02:30 pm
Internet/Online
Other classes by William Fithian
+ 1 Independent Study
Course Catalog Description
This course teaches a broad range of statistical methods that are used to solve data problems. Topics include group comparisons and ANOVA, standard parametric statistical models, multivariate data visualization, multiple linear regression, logistic regression and classification, regression trees and random forests. An important focus of the course is on statistical computing and reproducible statistical analysis. The course and lab include hands-on experience in analyzing real world data from the social, life, and physical sciences. The R statistical language is used.
Rules & Requirements
Requisites
- Statistics/Computer Science/Information C8 or Statistics 20; and Mathematics 1A, Mathematics 16A, or Mathematics 10A/10B. Strongly recommended corequisite: Statistics 33A or Statistics 133.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats