STATS 184

Societal Impacts of Data

Statistics · 2 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

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Consideration of impacts that data collected today have upon individuals and society. Rapid increase in scale and types of data collected has impacted commerce and society in new ways. Consideration of economic, social and ethical, legal and political impacts of data, especially that collected on human behavior. Topics include privacy and data protection, intellectual property and confidentiality, sample selection and algorithms, equality and anti-discrimination.

Letter grading.

Requisites

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Requisites: courses 101A, 101C or Mathematics 156.

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STATS 101A
one of
- STATS 101C
- MATH 156

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STATS 184

STATS 101AIntroduction to Data Analysis and Regression
- STATS 10Introduction to Statistical Reasoning
- STATS 12Introduction to Statistical Methods for Geography and Environmental Studies
- ECON 41Probability and Statistics for Economists
  - MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculus1 more beneath

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