New Course Takes Data Science to the Next Level

A data science course introduced this semester gives students the chance to delve into concepts and research that are rarely, if ever, offered at the undergraduate level. Data 102, which is being taught by CS Prof. Michael Jordan and Statistics Prof. Fernando Perez, builds on earlier data science courses by not only teaching students the “how to” of Data 100 and the “finding patterns” of Data 8, but also the applications, specifically in relation to decision making in the context of other decision makers and sequences of decisions. Students learn to use data to make decisions even when faced with uncertainty.  “There is no other class that brings statistics, computing, and real world problems together in such an embrace” Jordan said.