Summer 2026 Statistics S5206 section 001

STAT COMP & INTRO DATA SCIENCE

STAT COMP & INTRO DATA SC

Call Number 10551
Day & Time
Location
MTWR 4:30pm-6:05pm
517 Hamilton Hall
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Benjamin K Goodrich
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

This course introduces Python programming, covering data structures, control-flow, objects, and functions, along with libraries like re, requests, numpy, pandas, scikit-learn, scipy, and more. These skills are applied to real-world data science tasks, including AB testing, data manipulation, modeling, optimization, simulations, and data visualization. Students will develop computational thinking abilities, including problem decomposition, pattern recognition, data representation, abstraction, and algorithm design, through practical exercises.

Web Site Vergil
Subterm 05/26-07/03 (A)
Department Summer Session (SUMM)
Enrollment 3 students (25 max) as of 5:06PM Saturday, May 9, 2026
Subject Statistics
Number S5206
Section 001
Division Summer Session
Note Statistics MA students only
Section key 20262STAT5206S001