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CMDA-4654: Intermediate Data Analytics and Machine Learning

Description: A technical analytics course. Covers supervised and unsupervised learning strategies, including regression, generalized linear models, regularization, dimension reduction methods, tree-based methods for classification, and clustering. Upper-level analytical methods shown in practice: e.g., advanced naive Bayes and neural networks.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: CS-4654, STAT-4654

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 22

Average GPA: 3.24 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 34.12%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.67%

Christian Lucero202444.3%33.4%15.7%1.4%2.1%3.0%3.1716
Robert B Gramacy202246.8%35.8%11.4%0.0%3.5%2.5%3.254
Jyotishka Datta202385.4%13.4%0.0%0.0%1.1%0.0%3.832

Grade Distribution Over Time

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