CSE 5301 Syllabus for Data Analysis and Modeling Techniques

                  Instructor:                          Jean Gao
                  Email:                                gao@ uta.edu
                  Office:                               ERB 538, phone: 817-272-3628.
                  Office Hour:                     Tue and Thu, 12:30 - 1:30 pm or by appointment.
                 

                   TA Info:                                   Please check the blackboard     

Course Description and Objectives:

The objective of this course is to provide students the basic data analysis and modeling concepts and methodologies using probability theory. Basic statics concepts and probability concepts will be covered. Fundamental data analysis and hypothesis techniques will be covered. Further data modeling methodologies such as Hidden Markov Models and Bayesian networks will be introduced.

Students successfully completing this course will have gained a solid understanding of probabilistic data modeling, interpretation, and analysis and thus have formed an important basis solve practical statistics and data analysis related problems arising in broad computer science and engineering, and daily life.

Prerequisites:

All students are expected to have a background in basic probability, Calculus, and Algebra before attending this course.  

Textbook:

Probability and Statistics for Computer Scientists, by Michael Baron, Chapman and Chapman and Hall/CRC; 2 edition (August 5, 2013),  ISBN-10: 1439875901.

References: (under 2 hours reservation in the library):

1. Art of Computer Systems Performance Analysis: Techniques For Experimental Design Measurements Simulation and Modeling, Raj Jain (Wiley; 2 edition, 2015),  ISBN: 978-1118858424.

2. A Concise Course in Advanced Level Statistics with worked examples (Oxford University Press; 4th Revised edition, 2014),  ISBN: 1408522292.

3. Additional course materials will be available electronically through the course website. 

Evaluation:

Homework (10%):  There will be about 5~6 HWs. Some of the homework assignments may include small computer projects.  You are free to choose your most comfortable programming language. 

Hardcopy of handwritten or typed HWs are collected physically in or before class on the due date. Late submissions will not be accepted.

Exams (75%):  There will be three mid-terms, each will cover approximately one-third of the course materials.

Quizzes (15%):  There will be three 15-minute quizzes .   

Tentative Major Topics to Be Covered (subjective to change based on course progress):

1. Basic probability:

Discrete and continuous random variables, independence, covariance, central limit theorem, Chebyshev inequality, diverse continuous and discrete distributions.

2. Statistics, Parameter Estimation, and Fitting a Distribution:

   Descriptive statistics, graphical statistics, method of moments, maximum likelihood estimation

3. Random Numbers and Simulation:

Sampling of continuous distributions, Monte Carlo methods

4. Hypothesis Testing:

5. Stochastic Processes and Data Modeling:

Course Policy:

Class Attendance is required.

Cooperative efforts at understanding the material and the assignments are encouraged.  However, you are required to present your work that you have completed individually. There will be no make-up exams or quizzes for this course unless the instructor is notified IN ADVANCE under extenuating circumstances.

There will be extra credit assignments.

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