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 undergraduate students NOT majoring in Computer Science. COURSE RUNS FOR 6 WEEKS (2/1/21-3/12/21: 2/2, 2/4, 2/9, 2/11, 2/16, 2/18, 2/23, 2/25, 3/2, 3/4, 3/9, 3/11). AFTER SOPHOMORE AND FRESHMEN STUDENTS REGISTER, 197R WILL OPEN TO ALL NON-CS UNDERGRADUATES, IF AVAILABLE SEATS. STUDENTS NEEDING SPECIAL PERMISSION MUST REQUEST OVERRIDES VIA THE ON-LINE FORM: https://www.cics.umass.edu/overrides.