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Data Science Lecture Notes

The document outlines the syllabus for an Introduction to Data Science course taught by Dr. Sarah Thompson in Fall 2025. It covers key topics such as data collection and cleaning, exploratory data analysis, statistical foundations, machine learning basics, model evaluation, big data, and ethics in data science. The course culminates in a capstone project where students apply their knowledge to a real-world dataset.

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Data Science Lecture Notes

The document outlines the syllabus for an Introduction to Data Science course taught by Dr. Sarah Thompson in Fall 2025. It covers key topics such as data collection and cleaning, exploratory data analysis, statistical foundations, machine learning basics, model evaluation, big data, and ethics in data science. The course culminates in a capstone project where students apply their knowledge to a real-world dataset.

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Data Science Lecture Notes

Course: Introduction to Data Science


Instructor: Dr. Sarah Thompson
Semester: Fall 2025

Week 1: Overview of Data Science


Data Science is an interdisciplinary field that combines statistics, computer science,
and domain expertise to extract insights from structured and unstructured data.
Applications include predictive modeling, natural language processing, and data
visualization.

Week 2: Data Collection & Cleaning


Data quality is critical. Techniques include handling missing values, detecting outliers,
and normalizing numerical features. Tools: Python (pandas), R, SQL.

Week 3: Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)


EDA involves summarizing datasets and visualizing distributions to identify patterns
and relationships. Common tools: matplotlib, seaborn, Tableau.

Week 4: Statistical Foundations


Key concepts: probability distributions, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, and
regression analysis.

Week 5: Machine Learning Basics


Supervised vs. Unsupervised Learning. Algorithms: Linear Regression, Decision Trees,
k-Means Clustering, Random Forests.

Week 6: Model Evaluation


Metrics include accuracy, precision, recall, F1 score, and ROC-AUC. Cross-validation
ensures model robustness.

Week 7: Big Data & Cloud Computing


Introduction to distributed systems (Hadoop, Spark) and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP,
Azure) for large-scale data processing.

Week 8: Ethics in Data Science


Discussion on bias, fairness, and privacy in AI models. Importance of transparent
algorithms and data governance.

Week 9: Capstone Project


Students apply the full data science workflow to a real-world dataset, delivering a
report and presentation.

End of Notes

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