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2021 Data Matters - Data Science Short Course Series

Mon. 9 Aug, 2021 9:30 am - Fri. 13 Aug, 2021 4:00 pm

Data Matters™ is a week-long series of one and two-day courses aimed at students and professionals in business, research, and government.

Data Matters gives students the chance to learn about a wide range of topics in data science, analytics, visualization, curation, and more. Expert instructors from across the country teach courses on topics such as information visualization, data curation, data mining and machine learning, programming in R, system dynamic and agent-based modeling.

One course can be selected from each of the following blocks:

MON/TUE BLOCK: Classes on Mon/Tue., August 9-10, 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM

  • Introduction to Effective Information Visualization
  • Basics of R for Data Science and Statistics
  • Introduction to Programming in R
  • Introduction to Programming Using Python

WED. BLOCK: Classes on Wed., August 11, 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM

  • Exploring Data Analysis Using R Markdown
  • Improving R Programs
  • Intermediate Python
  • Using Linked Data

THUR/FRI BLOCK: Classes on Thur-Fri., August 12-13, 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM

  • Visualization for Data Science Using R
  • Introduction to Deep Learning with Python
  • Introduction to Statistical Machine Learning Using R
  • R for Automating Workflow & Sharing Work
  • Text Analysis Using R

To learn more, visit datamatters.org/course-schedule.

Details are also provided on the regsitration page:

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The short course series is sponsored by the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science at UNC-Chapel Hill, the National Consortium for Data Science, RENCI and North Carolina State University.

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