DSC 215R. Foundations of Probability and Statistics in Data Science (4 units)
Link to catalog page: https://catalog.ucsd.edu/courses/DSC.html#dsc215r
Description
Foundations of probability and statistics needed for data science, including mathematical theory, and hands-on experience of applying this theory to actual data using Jupyter notebooks. Random variables, dependence, correlation, regression, PCA, entropy and MDL. This course is a distance education course. Prerequisites: none. Restricted to major code DS77. All other students with graduate standing may be considered as space permits.
Prerequisite courses
DSC 215R has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
DSC 215R is a prerequisite of the following 2 courses: