TECH 65 — Data Analysis with Python
Quarter: Spring
Instructor(s): Matt Harrison
Date(s): Apr 9—May 14
Class Recording Available: Yes
Class Meeting Day: Wednesdays
Class Meeting Time: 5:30—7:20 pm (PT)
Tuition: $435
Refund Deadline: Apr 11
Unit(s): 1
Enrollment Limit: 100
Status: Open
Quarter: Spring
Day: Wednesdays
Duration: 6 weeks
Time: 5:30—7:20 pm (PT)
Date(s): Apr 9—May 14
Unit(s): 1
Tuition: $435
Refund Deadline: Apr 11
Instructor(s): Matt Harrison
Enrollment Limit: 100
Recording Available: Yes
Status: Open
We live in a world surrounded by data, but the ability to extract meaningful insights requires sophisticated analytical skills. This course will equip you with practical Python tools to analyze complex data sets from acquisition to interpretation. It will also teach you essential workflows using industry-standard tools like Jupyter Notebook, Pandas, Matplotlib, and Seaborn. Through hands-on exercises, you will learn to clean “messy” data, create compelling visualizations, and apply machine learning techniques. The course addresses key challenges in both categorical and numerical analysis, from interpreting browser traffic patterns to understanding multidimensional relationships in complex data sets. Using real-world examples, you will develop crucial skills in data visualization, statistical correlation, and outlier detection. You will be able to analyze a data set from start to finish, providing graphical and numerical summaries, correlations, and outliers. Ideal for aspiring data analysts and professionals seeking to enhance their analytical capabilities, this course provides a robust foundation for tackling real-world data challenges in both academic and industry settings.
Students are expected to have some Python programming skills.
MATT HARRISON
Principal Consultant and Corporate Trainer, MetaSnake
Matt Harrison has been using Python since 2000 and is a Python, data science, and corporate training consultant. He is the author or co-author of several books on Python. In the past, he has worked across the domains of search, build management and testing, business intelligence, and storage. Textbooks for this course:
(Recommended) Matt Harrison , Effective Visualization: Exploiting Matplotlib & Pandas (ISBN 979-8309796618)
(Recommended) Matt Harrison , Effective Pandas 2: Opinionated Patterns for Data Manipulation (ISBN 979-8870528342)
(Recommended) Matt Harrison , Effective Pandas 2: Opinionated Patterns for Data Manipulation (ISBN 979-8870528342)