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Applied data analysis
FIT5149
Synopsis
This unit aims to provide you with the necessary analytical and data modeling skills for the roles of a data scientist or business analyst. You will be introduced to established and contemporary Machine Learning techniques for data analysis and presentation using widely available analysis software. They will look at a number of characteristic problems/data sets and analyse them with appropriate machine learning and statistical algorithms. Those algorithms include regression, classification, clustering and so on. The unit focuses on understanding the analytical problems, machine learning models, and the basic modeling theory. You will need to interpret the results and the suitability of the algorithms
Sourced from the Monash Handbook 2026.
Quick facts
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 5
- Audience
- Postgraduate
- Type
- Coursework
- School
- Faculty of Information Technology
- Handbook year
- 2026
Prerequisites (3)
What it unlocks (1)
Offerings (1)
- Second semesterClayton · FLEXIBLE
Listed in 1 area of study
- Computational scienceElective units