Sociology

SOCI6022Quantitative Research Methods for the Social Sciences3 ch

This course introduces advanced management analytics. The focus will be on finding solutions to business issues and deriving value from statistical algorithms for tree-based methods, support vector machines, deep learning and neural networks, survival analysis, and clustering methods. Programming environments, data storage, and control systems that are widely used in the field will be applied to create interactive notebooks. Through the use of advanced analytics, this course will seek to improve customized consumer experiences, deliver strategic and competitive advantages in markets, create efficiencies in operations, and automate business decisions.

Prerequisites: SOCI2022 or equivalent; permission from the instructor.