MATH 229 - STATISTICS FOR DATA SCIENCE

    Recent Professors
    Kayvon Sarvi, Edward Pineda-Castro
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    Not published
    Difficulty
    4.0Lightout of 10
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    MATH229 Placement
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 2 · IGETC Area 2A · CSU GE Area B4
    Description
    This course examines fundamental concepts that are the building blocks for data science work, include gathering and summarizing data (descriptive statistics) and relationships between variables, probability techniques, and sampling distributions, hypothesis testing, chi-square, t-tests, analysis of variance, and predictive techniques to facilitate decision-making (inferential statistics). Students will study correlation and regression analyses such as linear models for data science and multivariate regression and the application of technology for statistical analysis including the interpretation of the relevance of the statistical findings to data science. The course will examine applications using data from disciplines including engineering, business, economics, natural and social sciences, psychology, health science, information technology, and education. There will be a hands-on approach to statistical analysis using Python and R.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 4:00pm–5:25pm, Mon Wed 5:35pm–6:25pm, Mon Wed 11:10am–12:35pm, Mon Wed 12:45pm–1:35pm