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Data is the fuel of the modern economy! An organization\u2019s ability to manage data and generate insights enables better decision-making. In this course, we introduce a number of concepts, methods, and tools purposed with extracting information from data as we go through key issues in Data Science. We cover data representations in Python, visualizing data, statistics and probability, data gathering and processing, intro to machine learning, natural language processing, retrieval, and data ethics. Students will gain hands-on experience in the data science process: posing questions, gathering data, developing analyses, articulating and presenting data-informed decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prerequisites: <\/strong>CSCI 120<\/a>\u00a0or CSCI 124<\/a>\u00a0and<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MATH 120<\/a>  or MATH 124<\/a> or GEOG 110<\/a> or ECON 160<\/a> or SOC 202<\/a>  or PSYC 105<\/a>  or PSCI 107<\/a>  or QBUS 110<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Minimum grade of C- required for pre-reqs)

Course Designation\/Attribute:<\/strong> POP

Anticipated Terms Offered:<\/strong> Spring 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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