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Upper School Curriculum

  • 450 Level: Advanced (ADV)
  • Mathematics
MATH 450 • ADV Statistics and Data Science 1
Grades: 10, 11, 12
Fall
PREREQ: Concurrent enrollment in or completion of Honors Precalculus OR completion of Precalculus with A- or better 

This one-semester course introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of data science with a rigorous focus on advanced statistical methods, computational techniques and real-world applications. Students will analyze large, diverse real-world datasets to identify patterns, make predictions and quantify uncertainty using programming languages such as R or Python and other advanced statistical software. The curriculum includes visualizations, descriptive statistics, statistical simulation and a variety of statistical tests and models. Throughout the course, ethical considerations in data analysis and decision-making are discussed, and students develop skills in constructing coherent, persuasive narratives around data.

  • Grade 10
  • Grade 11
  • Grade 12