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UMBC: 01Spring2021 01: The Role of Data and Analytics: Spring 2021

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01: The Role of Data and Analytics: Spring 2021


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About The Role of Data and Analytics

Explore the role that data plays in our everyday lives and why it is important to the world of Data Science. Identify what makes data useful and how data are stored. Students will identify different types of data and differentiate data typologies. Identifydifferent data applications including transactional data, business intelligence, informational data, social networking, and artificial intelligence. Explore how data are used for risk management and several data analysis techniques.

At the end of this course, students should be able to:

  • Explain the importance of data and what data represent*
  • Differentiate common data typologies, including structured vs. unstructured, numeric vs. text, root vs. derived*
  • Explain potential uses/applications given a source and type of data*
  • Demonstrate how data can be used to reduce uncertainty and risk related to decisions and decision making*
  • Explain and demonstrate how differences in data and desired outcomes impact the appropriateness of data analysis techniques (e.g., descriptive vs. diagnostic vs. predictive vs. statistical)*

    • Prerequisites

    There are no prerequisites for this course.

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    1. Course Number

      01Spring2021

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    3. Classes End

    4. Estimated Effort

      3-4 Hours
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