DTS* 201 - Data Science in R

Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): MAT* 167 with a grade of C- or better
This course provides an introduction to the field of data science and the R programming language. Students learn the principles of collecting, organizing, managing, exploring and analyzing data to explore data and answer research questions involving data. Topics include data collection, data organization, data cleaning, data visualization, exploratory data analysis, and statistical inference and prediction. Prior experience with a programming language is not required.