Apr 19, 2026  
TSC Catalog 2025-26 
    
TSC Catalog 2025-26

IDC3180 Contemporary Issues and Case Studies in Data Science

3 credit hour(s)
Prerequisite(s): COP2073 
This course introduces concepts of statistical programming, with a focus on the use of the R programming language and the RStudio programming environment. Students will learn base R language concepts, including data types, functions, and packaging, and will work with tidyverse and other packages commonly used in data science applications for data acquisition, analysis, and visualization. Students will develop R applications which use the language for probability and distribution analysis, correlation and linear regression, calculating confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing. Contact: 3 hours.