140.712.01
Advanced Data Science II
Location
East Baltimore
Term
2nd Term
Department
Biostatistics
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2019 - 2020
Instruction Method
TBD
M, W, 1:30 - 2:50pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Course Instructor(s)
Roger Peng
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
R programming experience; 140.711
Builds on Advanced Data Science I by introducing the idea of data products and encouraging students to build products based on their data analyses.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Obtain, clean, transform, and process raw data into usable formats
- Formulate quantitative models to address scientific questions
- Organize and perform a complete data analysis, from exploration, to analysis, to synthesis, to communication
- Apply a range of statistical methods for inference and prediction
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 25% Homework 1
- 25% Homework 2
- 50% Final Project
Final grade applies to all terms
Enrollment Restriction
Enrollment restricted to Biostatistics 2nd-year PhD and 2nd-year master's students only