Data Literacy - Minor
About This Minor
The ability to derive insight from data is becoming as important as reading and writing in the modern economy.
As such, all students can benefit from being “data literate,” even when pursuing majors that do not require extensive training in mathematics, statistics, or computer programming.
The Data Literacy Minor aims to help students better understand how modern data analysis tools are used, and how the results from such analyses can be best communicated. This program is designed to be accessible to students from all majors. With just 12 credits required, students will be well positioned to enhance their career in any discipline in which data is used.
What You Will Learn
In earning the Data Literacy minor, students will:
- Understand the ways in which data is collected and stored, along with best practices for accessing collected information using basic computer programming and other software.
- Understand what it means to be statistically significant and how it differs from naturally occurring variations observed in data.
- Understand how to create basic statistical models that predict hard to measure outcomes based on easier to measure inputs.
- Understand best practices for communicating insight from data in reports, presentations, and other visuals.
ADVISING
At a Glance
College: College of Arts & Sciences
Department: Mathematics and Statistics Department
USU Locations:
- Logan campus
Faculty: View profiles of faculty members on the department directory.
Program Requirements
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