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CMDA-2014: Data Matter

Description: This course develops fundamental analytical and programming skills to complete the “analytic pipeline”, including specifying research questions, selecting/collecting data ethically and responsibly, processing and summarizing datasets, and stating findings, while considering all assumptions made. Students will identify vulnerabilities in analyses, including sources of bias and ethical implications. Some programming skills recommended, but not required. Some prior use of data recommended, but not required.

Pathways: 5A Quant & Comp Thnk Adv., 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: MATH-1014

Required By: BIT-4604, FREC-3044, STAT-3204

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 12

Average GPA: 3.64 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 63.52%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.47%

Clark K Gaylord201989.2%10.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.871
Leanna L House202291.1%6.2%0.0%0.7%2.2%0.0%3.815
Jyotishka Datta202192.2%5.9%0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%3.861
Brian B Mayer202460.8%27.5%5.1%2.9%2.6%1.1%3.395

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W