{"id":10529,"date":"2014-07-15T15:19:25","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T19:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/?page_id=10529"},"modified":"2026-03-19T13:41:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T17:41:01","slug":"cs544","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/academic-programs\/courses\/cs544\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundations of Analytics and Data Visualization"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>p {margin-bottom:0px;} .course-feed .cf-course h4 {display: none; white-space: wrap;} .button{width:125px;}<\/style>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"course-feed\"><div class=\"cf-course\">\n\t<h4>Foundations of Analytics and Data Visualization<\/h4>\n\t<p class=\"meta\">MET CS 544 (4 credits)<\/p>\n\t\n\t<p>Prerequisites: MET LB 103, MET LB 104, and (METCS 520 or METCS 521), or equivalent knowledge, or consent of instructor. The goal of this course is to provide students with the mathematical and practical background required in the field of data analytics. Probability and statistics concepts will be reviewed as well as the R tool for statistical computing and graphics. Different types of data are investigated along with data summarization techniques and plotting methods. Data populations using discrete, continuous, and multivariate distributions are explored. Sampling methods and errors during measurements and computations are analyzed in the course. String manipulations and data wrangling methods are examined in detail. The concepts covered in the course are demonstrated using R. Laboratory Course. Restrictions: This course may not be taken in conjunction with MET CS 550.<\/p>\n\t\n\t<p class=\"\"><em>2026SPRGMETCS544A1, Jan 20th to Apr 30th 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-table\">\n<table>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<th>Days<\/th>\n\t\t<th>Start<\/th>\n\t\t<th>End<\/th>\n\t\t<th>Type<\/th>\n\t\t<th>Bldg<\/th>\n\t\t<th>Room<\/th>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t<td>M<\/td>\n\t<td>06:00 PM<\/td>\n\t<td>08:45 PM<\/td>\n\t<td><\/td>\n\t<td>MET<\/td>\n\t<td>122<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><p class=\"\"><em>2026SPRGMETCS544O1, Jan 13th to Mar 2nd 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-table\">\n<table>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<th>Days<\/th>\n\t\t<th>Start<\/th>\n\t\t<th>End<\/th>\n\t\t<th>Type<\/th>\n\t\t<th>Bldg<\/th>\n\t\t<th>Room<\/th>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t<td>ARR<\/td>\n\t<td>12:00 AM<\/td>\n\t<td>12:00 AM<\/td>\n\t<td><\/td>\n\t<td><\/td>\n\t<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Format &amp; Syllabus:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"btn-group\">\n<div 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