College of Inform & Comp Sci 397A - ST-Predictive Analytics/Python

The objectives of this course is to educate participants in some of the most commonly used data analytics techniques, including methods for reducing data to informative statistics, data visualization, and cluster analysis. Students in this course will learn and use the Python programming language, creating scripts from the ground up and applying them to real and fascinating data sets. Does not count as a CS Elective (BA or BS).

Open to undergraduate students. COMPSCI 119+& STAT 240+ w/ C LINEAR ALGEBRA (MATH 235) IS HELPFUL BUT NOT REQUIRED. STUDENTS WITH ALTERNATE PROGRAMMING OR STATISTICS BACKGROUND MAY REQUEST OVERRIDE FOR CONSIDERATION. AFTER INFORM MAJORS REGISTER, CICS 397A WILL OPEN TO ALL UNDERGRADUATES WHO MEET PREREQUISITE, IF AVAILABLE SEATS. STUDENTS NEEDING SPECIAL PERMISSION MUST REQUEST OVERRIDES VIA THE ON-LINE FORM: https://www.cics.umass.edu/overrides.