Applied Statistics Practicum

3 units

This course develops critical thinking, practical data analysis skills, and effective communication by working on a series of data analysis projects. For each project, the instructor will give an introduction to the dataset and the desired outcome of the data analysis, along with a review of statistical methodology appropriate to each project. Students will be expected to produce written reports and give oral presentations for each project. The course will also cover how to collaborate on a data science project and produce information-rich data visualizations. We will also cover a number of practical skills for data analysis, including command line tools, version control, and reproducibility.