Data Science 3 with Python (303-3-20)
Instructors
Emre Besler
Meeting Info
Harris Hall L07: Mon, Wed 12:30PM - 1:50PM
Overview of class
Only Statistics majors, Data Science minors, and Statistics Ad Hoc Masters students assigned to take 303-3 in this quarter are able to register for this course.
The course introduces non-linear statistical models such as splines, and tree-based methods such as random forests, and boosting. It also introduces some statistical concepts such as model bias and variance.
Registration Requirements
STAT 303-2 or consent of the instructor
Learning Objectives
1) Translate a problem described in layman terms to a statistical modeling problem.
2) Identify the appropriate statistical modeling method for a given problem.
3) Developing and tuning model parameters of the statistical model.
4) Integrate statistical modeling as a component of the larger data science project.
5) Demonstrate proficiency with coding in the Python programming language, in the context of statistical modeling.
6) Collaborate in a team to develop a complete statistical modeling-based data science solution that answers a question of interest.
Teaching Method
Most of the lecture will be focused on explaining the course material, where conceptual content will be explained with power point presentations, and application of the concepts in solving real data science problems will be demonstrated with code on Jupyter notebook. There will be an in-class quiz in every lecture.
Evaluation Method
Evaluation will consist of weekly or bi-weekly assignments, a mid-term exam, a final exam, prediction problems, and in-class quizzes.
Class Materials (Required)
A laptop that is able to run Anaconda Navigator for Python programming
An Introduction to Statistical Learning with Applications in R' by James, Witten, Hastie, Tibshirani, Second edition, ISBN-13: 978-1461471370 (free e-book)
Class Materials (Suggested)
The Elements of Statistical Learning, by Trevor Hastie, Robert Tibshirani, and Jerome Friedman, Second edition, ISBN-13: 978-0387848570 (free e-book)
Class Attributes
Formal Studies Distro Area
Enrollment Requirements
Enrollment Requirements: Prerequisite: STAT 303-2 or consent of the instructor.
Add Consent: Department Consent Required