College of Inform & Comp Sci 197R - ST-Intro to Data Analysis in R

An introduction to data analysis in the open-source R language, with an emphasis on practical data work. Topics will include data wrangling, summary statistics, modeling, and visualization. Will also cover fundamental programming concepts including data types, functions, flow of control, and good programming practices. Intended for a broad range of students outside of computer science. Some familiarity with statistics is expected.

Open to freshmen and sophomores in any major EXCEPT Computer Science. COURSE RUNS FOR 6 WEEKS (1/27/20-3/6/20: 1/27, 1/31, 2/3, 2/7, 2/10, 2/14, 2/17, 2/21, 2/24, 2/28, 3/2, 3/6). REGISTRATION ONLY BEFORE ADD/DROP ENDS, THROUGH 2/3. STUDENTS NEEDING SPECIAL PERMISSION MUST REQUEST OVERRIDES VIA THE ON-LINE FORM: https://www.cics.umass.edu/overrides.