IDC_MEEC_ISE_UALG

Repository for the course of Introduction to Data Science (IDS) of the Master in Electrical and Computer Engineering (MEEC) at the University of Algarve (UALG).

To apply to the course, please visit https://ise.ualg.pt/en/curso/1477 or contact the author (pcardoso@ualg.pt).

Structure

1. Data manipulation

   • i. Relational databases (revisions)
     • Relational model, entity modeling, and standardization
     • SQL programming (CRUD operations)
     • Access to DBMSs
   • ii. Non-relational databases
     • Introduction to NoSQL
     • The MongoDB example (documents and collections, CRUD operations, and indexing)
     • MapReduce concept, replication, and fragmentation
     • Access to MongoDB
   • iii. Example of Web frameworks for API use and creation
     • Use of templates and routing
     • RESTful configuration and authentication
   • iv. Other data sources (e.g., web scraping, IoT)

2. Data analysis

   • i. Data visualization
   • ii. Descriptive statistics
   • iii. Data sampling
   • iv. Data analysis tools
   • v. Processing of missing data
   • vi. Data grouping
   • vii. Data mining

3. Applications

   • i. Time series
   • ii. Anomaly detection
   • iii. Recommendation systems

Author

• Pedro Cardoso (pcardoso@ualg.pt)