CT 5150 - Data Science Tools

This course is an introduction to the foundational tools used in data analytics. First, the students will learn the R programming language, a popular programming environment used in statistical analysis and graphical reporting. Students will also work with Tableau, software used for data visualization. The course will teach basic data structures in R and the fundamental libraries needed to analyze data. Topics to include: cleaning, merging, organizing data, loops and functions, basic statistical functions, visualization and exploratory data analysis. Credits: 3