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15.075[J] Statistical Thinking and Data Analysis

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(Same subject as IDS.013[J])
Prereq: 6.041B or 15.0791
Units: 3-1-8
Credit cannot also be received for 18.650, 18.6501, IDS.014
Lecture: MW9.30-11 (VIRTUAL) or MW11-12.30 (VIRTUAL) Lab: F2 (VIRTUAL) or F2 (VIRTUAL) +final

Introduces a rigorous treatment of statistical data analysis while helping students develop a strong intuition for the strengths and limitations of various methods. Topics include statistical sampling and uncertainty, estimation, hypothesis testing, linear regression, classification, analysis of variation, and elements of data mining. Involves empirical use of hypothesis testing and other statistical methodologies in several domains, including the assessment of A-B experiments on the web and the identification of genes correlated with diseases.
M. Fazel Zarandi
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