Practice of Data Science

4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

Seminar, one hour; discussion, one hour; research group meeting, two hours. Requisite: course 140XP. Limited to seniors. Discussion of communication skills needed by statistical consultants, and ethics of statistical consulting. Review, analysis, and synthesis of statistical knowledge and data analysis strategies. Development of expertise needed for using statistics to solve real-world problems and reporting results to clients. P/NP or letter grading.