STSCI 5045 - Python Programming and its Applications in Statistics

Spring. 3 credits. Student option grading.

Prerequisite: basic programming skills (any language), SQL (Oracle preferred), and SAS. Permission of instructor required. Enrollment preference given to: MPS Applied Statistics students. Co-meets with STSCI 4060.

X. Yang.

The first part of the course teaches basic Python programming knowledge and skills. The second part deals with Python application in statistics (e.g., data visualization and statistical analysis), Python-database integration (e.g., access, update and control an Oracle database), and Python web services (e.g., database-driven dynamic webpages using Python CGI scripts). These techniques are utilized in a comprehensive course project.