Courses
MATH3626 Computational Statistics for Data Science (3 units)
- Prerequisite:
- COMP2865 Fundamental of Data Analysis and Management or MATH2005 Calculus, Probability, and Statistics for Computer Science or MATH2006 Calculus, Probability, and Statistics for Science or MATH2206 Probability and Statistics
The course introduces data science from a practice-oriented viewpoint. Students will learn statistical concepts, data analytical methods, and their implementation through R programming language to deal with various facets of data science practice, including data visualisation, exploratory data analysis, descriptive modeling and predictive modeling. To make the learning contextual, real datasets from a variety of disciplines will be used.