Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2017-2018
STAT 405 - R FOR DATA SCIENCE
Long Title: R FOR DATA SCIENCE
Department: Statistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Distribution Group: Distribution Group III
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisite(s): STAT 305 OR STAT 312 OR (STAT 310 OR ECON 307 OR ECON 382) OR STAT 385
Description: Students will learn how to work through data science problems within the statistical programming language R. The course covers the complete analytical process, from getting your data into R, to applying appropriate exploratory and statistical analysis, and communicating the results. Important topics in data science (e.g. databases, web scraping, and big data) and efficient programming are integrated throughout the course. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: STAT 605. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for STAT 405 if student has credit for STAT 605.