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Carpe Datum: Data Science for Life's Big Questions

How many types of people are there? When and how will you die? Will you make money? Is the system fair? This fully online course introduces students to topics in data science, probability, and statistics through big life questions. Students learn to code in the R language and use simulation-based methods rather than equations for inference. Liberal Arts Core/CORE Equiv - Satisfies Quantitative Reasoning for some programs; check with your Academic Advisor

Course #
APSTA-UE 25
Credits
4
Department
Applied Statistics, Social Science, and Humanities
Liberal Arts Core
Quantitative Reasoning