Data Analytics and Visualization

Data-informed decision-making allows us to be confident in the fairness of our conclusions and prevents bias from influencing them. Understanding the sources and types of data, basics of data analytics, visualization, and interpretation are paramount skills in contemporary society: they play a role in recognizing disinformation, and can increase the success and effectiveness of business strategies and public policy. This course will provide students with an introduction to data analytics and visualization techniques. The course reviews various techniques and tools for generating insights from empirical data as well as presenting these insights in a visually compelling manner.