STAT 228 Introduction to Data Science

This course serves as an introduction to data science using R. Students will learn how to wrangle, organize, and manipulate data in a variety of formats; design accurate and effective data graphics; "tidy" data principles; perform basic spatial data analyses and create data maps; predictive modeling and statistical learning; tools for working with text data. Prerequisites include Introductory Statistics (or equivalent) and a willingness to code.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

STAT 118 or STAT 227

Course Type

QL, HON