- Data is transforming
the business landscape,
just as it is transforming
social systems.
From finance, to energy,
to transportation, climate,
and social media.
What we see is physical
systems interacting
with social systems,
producing data,
and being driven by that data.
Organizations, whether
businesses, governments,
or NGOs, will have to
become more data literate.
There is an immense opportunity
for people and organizations
to utilize data.
To use data science techniques
to discover solutions
to some difficult and
complex challenges they face.
Our mission at IDSS is to
meet this exploding demand
for skills and data science
and analytics, statistics
and machine learning,
and more broadly,
in artificial intelligence.
The MITx MicroMasters program
in statistics and data science
addresses the education demand
of working professionals
who are trying to train
themselves in statistics
and data science in
a rigorous manner
without leaving their day
job, and without compromising
on quality.
Through a set of
four online courses,
and one capstone exam
developed by MIT faculty,
learners gaine the
skills needed to fill
data science jobs
that are opening up
in countless industries.
You will learn, implement, and
experiment with data analysis
techniques, and machine
learning algorithm,
and apply your knowledge
to real world data sets.
You will be able to do the
coursework on a time that
fits your schedule through
an interactive learning
experience.
And you rejoin the vibrant
MicroMasters global learning
community.
Probability provides
the language
and the conceptual
foundation for understanding
data and uncertainty.
The probability course
offered through this program
is essentially the same as the
introduction to probability
course that has been
taught on campus
and refined for over 50 years.
It's an ambitious
and rewarding course
that covers all the
basic probability
concepts like random
variables, random processes,
and their properties.
Statistics builds upon the
probabilistic framework
and is essential to data
science, machine learning,
and artificial intelligence.
Learning statistical
principles gives you
a set of tools you can use to
tackle all kinds of challenges,
where you want to extract
knowledge from data.
The MicroMasters in
statistics and data science
is a valuable
professional credential,
but also provides you with a
path to an accelerated master's
or PhD degree at top
universities around the world.
If you want to learn how to
unleash the power of data
in your organization,
join us for the journey
of the MITx MicroMasters program
in statistics and data science.
