Class 2: Data science

Quantitative Method

Description

In this sequence, we will study the evolution of statistics and define data science.

Objectives

The main objective of this sequence is to provide you with information on the above topics.

Reading

• Press article: Une erreur Excel aurait causé la perte de milliers de tests de COVID-19 en Angleterre

Session timeline

Content 1 [30 min]

• Description : Industrial revolution 4.0, artificial intelligence and data science

• Format: Asynchronous presentation by Professor Thierry Warin

• Steps :

  • Watch the video [30 min]. You can select subtitles by clicking on CC in the Youtube window.

• Presentation material :

  • PPT: Industrial Revolution 4.0 and its DNA: A.I.

Content 2 [30 min]

• Description : Access our calculation servers through this short exercise and familiarize yourself with new quantitative methods. Put yourself in the position of the World Health Organization (WHO), which is recruiting data analysts to propose new solutions. Through a simple exercise, you’ll realize how much more difficult it often is to use traditional tools (spreadsheet, etc.) to answer a question from your supervisor at the WHO than to use 3 lines of code.

• Format: Online simulation / Interactive exercise

  • Exercise: Data visualization