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ODAT5011: Data Analytics Foundations
2024 unit information
Are you ready to unlock the power of data analytics? In today's world, data is essential for making informed decisions, and learning how to use it effectively is critical. This unit will show you how to harness the power of data from a range of sources to drive decision making in multiple domains. Using the R programming language, you will learn to manipulate data, perform statistical analyses, create visualisations and produce reproducible reports. With a focus on identifying and justifying appropriate data analytics techniques, by the end of this unit you'll be equipped to investigate social, scientific, and organizational problems, and then evaluate and communicate your results to diverse audiences, developing skills that are in high demand across many industries.
Unit details and rules
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Mathematics and Statistics Academic Operations
| Code | ODAT5011 |
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| Academic unit | Mathematics and Statistics Academic Operations |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Clearly explain how a diverse range of data sources and analytical methods can be effectively employed to inform decision-making across multiple domains.
- LO2. Utilise the R programming language to manipulate data, perform statistical analyses, generate data visualisations, and create reproducible reports.
- LO3. Identify, justify and implement appropriate data analytics techniques to investigate social, policy, scientific and organisational problems.
- LO4. Evaluate and communicate the outcomes and implications of a range of statistical analyses to diverse audiences.
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