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

Spring
2022
01
1.00
Jasper Mcchesney

TU TH 2:30PM 3:45PM

UMass Amherst
27232
Lederle Grad Res Tower Rm 177
jmcchesney@cs.umass.edu
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.

This course is open to Non-COMPSCI majors only. COURSE RUNS FOR 6 WEEKS (1/25/22 - 3/8/22: 1/25, 1/27, 2/1, 2/3, 2/8, 2/10, 2/15, 2/17, 2/24, 3/1, 3/3, 3/8). STUDENTS NEEDING SPECIAL PERMISSION MUST REQUEST OVERRIDES VIA THE ON-LINE FORM: https://www.cics.umass.edu/overrides.

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.