CMSC320

Introduction to Data Science

Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in CMSC216 and CMSC250. Restriction: Permission of CMNS-Computer Science department. Credit only granted for: STAT426 or CMSC320. An introduction to the data science pipeline, i.e., the end-to-end process of going from unstructured, messy data to knowledge and actionable insights. Provides a broad overview of several topics including statistical data analysis, basic data mining and machine learning algorithms, large-scale data management, cloud computing, and information visualization.

Summer 2025

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Past Semesters

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