IS 507
Spring 2023 All Classes
Credit: 4 hours.
An introduction to statistical and probabilistic models as they pertain to quantifying information, assessing information quality, and principled application of information to decision making, with focus on model selection and gauging model quality. The course reviews relevant results from probability theory, parametric and non-parametric predictive models, as well as extensions of these models for unsupervised learning. Applications of statistical and probabilistic models to tasks in information management (e.g. prediction, ranking, and data reduction) are emphasized.
4 graduate hours. No professional credit. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in
Fall 2022 for:
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67791
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Lecture-Discussion
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A
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4:00PM
-6:50PM
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M
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Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science
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Besser, S
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72578
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Lecture-Discussion
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B
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12:30PM
-3:20PM
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T
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Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science
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Torvik, V
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