2021 Fall
DATA C200 001 - LEC 001
Formerly Statistics C200C/Computer Science C200A
Principles and Techniques of Data Science
Fernando Perez, Alvin Wan
Aug 25, 2021 - Dec 10, 2021
Tu, Th
09:30 am - 10:59 am
Internet/Online
Class #:26558
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
Pending Review
Time Conflict Enrollment Allowed
Offered through
Data Science Undergraduate Studies
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
12
Enrolled: 65
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 77
Waitlist Max: 30
Open Reserved Seats:
1 unreserved seats
11 reserved for Graduate Students
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 7 hours of outside work hours per week, 1 hours of instructional experiences requiring special laboratory equipment and facilities per week, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
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Course Catalog Description
Explores the data science lifecycle: question formulation, data collection and cleaning, exploratory, analysis, visualization, statistical inference, prediction, and decision-making. Focuses on quantitative critical thinking and key principles and techniques: languages for transforming, querying and analyzing data; algorithms for machine learning methods: regression, classification and clustering; principles of informative visualization; measurement error and prediction; and techniques for scalable data processing. Research term project.
Class Notes
*Lecture will be fully remote. Discussion Sections and Lab Sections will be BOTH IN-PERSON and REMOTE.
*To enroll in this class, select the lecture, the 999 (placeholder) discussion section and the 999L (placeholder) lab section. Assignment to the ACTUAL sections will be managed by teaching st.. show more
*To enroll in this class, select the lecture, the 999 (placeholder) discussion section and the 999L (placeholder) lab section. Assignment to the ACTUAL sections will be managed by teaching st.. show more
*Lecture will be fully remote. Discussion Sections and Lab Sections will be BOTH IN-PERSON and REMOTE.
*To enroll in this class, select the lecture, the 999 (placeholder) discussion section and the 999L (placeholder) lab section. Assignment to the ACTUAL sections will be managed by teaching staff during the first class.
*Time conflicts are allowed for this class.
*Enrollment into Data C200 is for Graduate students ONLY. show less
*To enroll in this class, select the lecture, the 999 (placeholder) discussion section and the 999L (placeholder) lab section. Assignment to the ACTUAL sections will be managed by teaching staff during the first class.
*Time conflicts are allowed for this class.
*Enrollment into Data C200 is for Graduate students ONLY. show less
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions
Students will receive no credit for DATA C200\COMPSCI C200A\STAT C200C after completing DATA C100.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
1 unreserved seats
11 reserved for Graduate Students
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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