MA32028: Applied data science
[Page last updated: 22 May 2025]
| Academic Year: | 2025/26 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Mathematical Sciences |
| Credits: | 5 [equivalent to 10 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 100 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
| Period: |
- Semester 2
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| Assessment Summary: | CWRG 60%, CWSI 40% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Coursework 1 (CWSI 40%)
- Case study (CWRG 60%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
Before taking this module you must ( take MA22019 AND take MA22018 AND take MA22015 ) OR ( take MA20227 AND take MA20277 AND take MA20278 )
In taking this module you cannot take MA30280 OR take MA32050
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| Learning Outcomes: |
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Demonstrate first-hand experience of handling complex real-world data sets
- Use data science techniques to analyse large complex data in R
- Be able to formulate proper mathematical arguments and perform appropriate statistical inference on real world data science problems
- Present results from a data science analysis in a suitable style
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| Synopsis: | You will complete a project with a large data set, including the planning and design of studies, through practical analysis to the reporting of results.
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| Content: | Data exploration
Data mining and data analytics
Data transformations
Analysis of large, structured complex datasets
Model selection, verification of assumptions and assessment of performance in a real-world application
Presentation of results in an appropriate format
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| Course availability: |
MA32028 is Compulsory on the following courses:
Department of Mathematical Sciences
- USMA-AFB33 : BSc(Hons) Mathematics, Statistics and Data Science (Year 3)
- USMA-AAB20 : BSc(Hons) Mathematics, Statistics, and Data Science with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- USMA-AKB20 : BSc(Hons) Mathematics, Statistics, and Data Science with Industrial Placement (Year 4)
MA32028 is Optional on the following courses:
Department of Economics
- UHES-AFB12 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Mathematics (Year 3)
- UHES-AAB04 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Mathematics with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- UHES-AKB04 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Mathematics with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UHES-ACB04 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Mathematics with Combined Placement and Study Abroad (Year 4)
Department of Mathematical Sciences
- USMA-AAB16 : BSc(Hons) Mathematical Sciences with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- USMA-AKB16 : BSc(Hons) Mathematical Sciences with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- USMA-AFB30 : BSc(Hons) Mathematics (Year 3)
- USMA-AAB14 : BSc(Hons) Mathematics with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- USMA-AKB14 : BSc(Hons) Mathematics with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- USMA-AFB32 : BSc(Hons) Mathematics and Statistics (Year 3)
- USMA-AAB02 : BSc(Hons) Mathematics and Statistics with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- USMA-AKB02 : BSc(Hons) Mathematics and Statistics with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- USMA-AFM30 : MMath(Hons) Mathematics (Year 3)
- USMA-AKM15 : MMath(Hons) Mathematics with Year long work placement (Year 4)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2025/26.
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