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Fundamentals of Decision Making🔗

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Data Engineering Fundamentals Christophe Huet 10h Capture the Flag: Linux, Git, SSH, Python and NumPy
Statistical Models for Decision Making Benjamin Bobbia, Laurent Risser 24h Descriptive Statistics, Probability, Linear Models, Regression Analysis, Mixed-Effects Models
Optimisation for Decision Making Zoé Krug 13h Combinatorial, Stochastic, and Continuous Optimisation, Automatic Differentiation

This class is the introductory foundation of the program, providing the computing, statistical, and mathematical tools needed for data-driven decision making. It is divided into three modules:

Data Engineering Fundamentals🔗

A Capture the Flag introduction to the data scientist's toolbox: the Linux command line, Git, SSH, and Python with NumPy.

Schedule
03/09 AM Linux, bash 3h
04/09 AM SSH, Git 4h
04/09 PM Python, Numpy 3h

Statistical Models for Decision Making —🔗

descriptive statistics, probability, and linear and mixed regression models.

Schedule
07/09 AM Descriptive Statistics 3h
08/09 AM Probabilities 3h
09/09 AM Linear models 3h
09/09 PM Simple Linear regression 3h
15/09 PM Multiple Linear regression 4h
23/09 PM Mixed-effects models 3h
28/09 PM Written Exam 1h
30/09 PM TBD 2h
07/10 PM TBD 2h

Optimisation for Decision Making🔗

combinatorial, stochastic, and continuous optimisation, with a practical on automatic differentiation.

Schedule
14/09 AM Continuous Optimization 3h30
16/09 AM Combinatorial Optimization 1h30
21/09 AM Combinatorial Optimization 2h
22/09 PM Stochastic Optimization 2h
28/09 PM Written Exam 1h
12/10 PM Auto-differentiation 3h