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Dec 17, 2025
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University General Course Catalog 2023-2024 ARCHIVED CATALOG: LINKS AND CONTENT ARE OUT OF DATE. CHECK WITH YOUR ADVISOR.
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CHS 788 - Data Science and Statistical Computation in Public Health (3 units)
An introductory-level course in statistical learning and data mining. This course will cover a basic concept of data mining and techniques used in data mining. Students will learn the general concepts of computation statistics with public health application.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 182 , CHS 780 and CHS 753
Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. assess the strengths and shortcomings of various methods in data science, machine learning, and computational statistics.
2. utilize appropriate data science and machine learning methods to solve problems in a given public health context.
3. manage and analyze large and complex health data, with a particular emphasis on “Big data.”
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