Module Overview

Data Analysis and Programming

This module provides the student with an understanding of state-of-the-art data analysis concepts and techniques, and the ability to develop solutions to big data problems using suitable algorithms and software.

Module Code

DATA H4001

ECTS Credits

5

*Curricular information is subject to change

Data Analysis, Theory and Methods

Data Collection, Sampling, Descriptive statistics, Inferential statistics

Data Theory, Concepts and Methods

Data bias, handling missing data, investigating outliers and erroneous data, data generation techniques.Effects of data bias.

Data Analysis & Scripting

Reading Data; Cleaning and Filtering Data; Data Pre-processing and attribute techniques for ML algorithms.Visualisation of Data

Public Cloud Solutions

Developing solutions using Public Cloud Providers, using analysis tools (eg Jupyter notebooks) with access to HPC architectures.

Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown %
Other Assessment(s)100