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Course offered as a part of a programme
Course, master’s level
7.5 credits
Malmö | daytime | 50%
19 January 2026 - 29 March 2026
Code for the course: MA661E
About the course
The course aims to enable the student to critically process the collected data using graphic visualisation and various analytical methods, as well as communicate results from the collected data in an easily understandable way.
This course is offered as part of programme:
Course content
The course contains the following elements:
- organisation of data
- dimensionality reduction
- hidden patterns and clusters
- plotting techniques and mapping for visualisation of distributions, for relationships between variables, visualisation of categorical variables.
- data-based storytelling: influence, technique and ethics.
Entry requirements
1. Bachelor of Science in computer science or related subjects.
2. At least 15 credits in programming.
3. At least 7.5 credits in mathematics.
4. Knowledge equivalent to English 6 at Swedish upper secondary level.
Course literature
Course evaluation
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