New: mobile timetable rebuilt — faster, more reliable, easier to use →

Historical snapshot — AY2015/2016 Semester 1 · View current offering →
ModsCS2400AY2015/2016 Semester 1

Foundation Of Information Analytics

AY2015/2016 Semester 1

Learning Objective This course will introduce you to the statistical foundations of data science and information analytics for handling of massive databases. The course covers the statistical concepts required for big data analytics, and introduces you to statistical tests and statistical modeling. Content Importance of Statistics; Descriptive Statistics; Probability; Counting Techniques; Discrete Probability Distributions; Normal Distribution; Confidence Intervals; Hypotheses Testing for one Population; Hypotheses Testing for two Populations; Correlation and Linear Regression; Non-linear Regression; Application of Statistics to Data Analytics

AUs3.0 AUs
CategoriesCoreMinorsBDE
Not Available To ProgrammeACBS, ACC, AERO, ASEC, BCE, BCG, BEEC, BIE, BMS, BS, BUS, CBE, CBEC, CE, CEE, CEEC, CHEM, CSC, CSEC, CVEC, EEE, EEEC, EESS, ENE, ENEC, ENG, IEEC, IEM, MAEC, MAT, MATH, ME, ME(DES), ME(MEC), MEEC, MEEC(DES), MEEC(MEC), MS, MS-2ndMaj/Spec(MSB), MTEC, PHY, SSM
Mutually Exclusive WithCS4036
Exam

Available Indexes

MonTueWedThuFri
1030

COMMON LEC (LE)

1030-1200 Thu

LHS-LT, SCI-TSN

1100
1130
1200
1230

07502 TUT (T)

1230-1400 Fri

LHS-TR+49

1300
1330