Role of Statistics in Data Science

Dr. Keerti Jain

The art of uncovering the insights and trends in data has been around since ancient times. In ancient time census data was used to increase efficiency in tax collection. In Egypt people were accurately predicting the flooding of the Nile river every year. Since then, people working in data science. Statistics is the branch of mathematics used for data collection, tabulation, presentation, analysis, and interpretation. So, this course will highlight the importance of Statistics in Data Science. Some topics of Statistics will be introduced, which are highly recommend for a budding data scientist. The topics will be: Introduction to Statistics and Data Science. Importance of Statistics in Data Science. Difference between a Statistician and Data Scientist. Some important tools of Statistics useful for Data Science.

Who will benefit

Students who want to pursue the their undergraduate in Data Science, Statistics and Management should attend this course