STAT 108: Data Science Ethics

2022-23 2023-24 →
changes (lax) changes (strict) ▾ 2024-25 → 2023-24 →

Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour

Catalog page 597

Prerequisites: CS 105 or STAT 107 or CS 171; or consent of instructor

Description: Covers ethics specifically related to data science. Topics include data privacy; data curation and storage; discrimination and bias arising in the machine learning process; statistical topics such as generalization, causality, curse of dimensionality, and sampling bias; data communication; and strategies for conceptualizing, measuring, and mitigating problems in data-driven decision- making.

Cross-listing: Cross-listed with CS 108.

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Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Combined: CS 108 / STAT 108
Year F W S Su Total
2025-26 127/165 77/111 204/276
2024-25 128/165 128/165
2023-24 102/105 102/105
2022-23  79/ 84  79/ 84