Descriptive and Predictive Analytics in R (OPNS-451-0)
In this course, you will learn how to manipulate and analyze large operational datasets with the R programming language. You will use computer code to study real company operations with real company data. You will work with large proprietary data sets pertaining to Alibaba's deliveries, the Italian judiciary's case scheduling, a Chinese supermarket's supply chain, the auto industry's supplier network, Wine Spectator's reviews, and safety breaches at nuclear power plants. You will use a textbook that the instructor wrote specifically for this class. No previous experience with R is assumed.
Applied Advanced Analytics (OPNS-441-0)
In this course, we will learn how to transform and study large operational datasets with the R programming language. R is tailor-made for analyzing data: we will consider the problem of data analysis from a design perspective, and discuss the features and tradeoffs that make R particularly good at manipulating data. We will use R to study proprietary data relating to Alibaba's deliveries, the Italian judiciary's case scheduling, a Chinese supermarket's supply chain, the auto industry's supplier network, Wine Spectator's reviews, and safety breaches at American nuclear power plants. This course is reserved for MMM students only.
