DESC 617 Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Data Science (2)

This course will introduce the end-to-end process for Data Mining projects. Students will draw upon multiple sources of data, conduct data profiling, clean and transform data, apply various statistical analyses and modeling techniques, and present results. Students will be introduced to best-in-class statistical software used for data processing and analysis and rely on data visualization software for story telling. In this course students will work in teams to practice developing hypotheses, testing hypotheses, use statistical analysis to draw conclusions, and make tangible recommendations that lead to business action(s). Prerequisite(s): ISTM 632 Introduction to Business Analytics Technology (2)

Grading Basis: Graded