Data Science
Module code: EC2062
In this module you learn about numerical programming using language R, and learning the mathematical algorithm and statistical theory that underpins it. You will learn how to code and the advantages coding skills will bring over being limited to clickable software packages, so that you will be equipped with skills to conduct advanced statistical modelling and simulation exercises.
You will learn not just to programme but to be a clever programmer. A smart programmer would always code in a way that:
- The code is efficient; that is, it will take the minimum amount of time to run
- It can be adapted for similar use in the future with minimum human intervention so as to minimise the chance of human errors
- It avoids repetition of the same lines of code by making a clever use of loops
- The code is succinctly written so that it will be easy to go through in the future