Unit Description

In the information age, with astronomical amounts of data produced and made available every minute, data exploration and mining becomes necessary for individuals and organisations who need to make decisions. With the advancements in data storage technology and the need for automation, data analytics skills are now essential.

This data science unit addresses the core concepts, techniques and practices of data exploration and mining.  Data analytics methods enable users to manage, interpret, understand, process and analyse the data to find useful insight.

This unit will introduce you to a wide range of data analytics methods and theories to manipulate, model and analyse.