Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: DATA MINING AND STATISTICAL LEARNING

Department: Statistics

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): STAT 410 AND (CAAM 210 OR COMP 140 OR STAT 405) OR STAT 411

Description: Survey of ideas, methods, and tools for analyzing large data sets. Topics from supervised and unsupervised learning include penalized regression and classification, support vector machines, kernel methods, model selection, matrix factorizations and completion, graphical models, clustering, boosting and ensemble learning. STAT 444 will have applied assignments and exams focusing on data analysis. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: STAT 640. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for STAT 444 if student has credit for STAT 640.