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- Title
Teaching Statistical Computing with Python in a Second Semester Undergraduate Business Statistics Course.
- Authors
Holman, Justin O.
- Abstract
Python has become one of the leading programming languages used by Data Scientists. As such, Python has also become a highly marketable skill for business students entering the job market. This paper describes efforts to incorporate statistical computing with Python into a second semester undergraduate business statistics course in which most incoming students have limited programming experience. Two free learning platforms, datacamp.com and repl.it, are trialed among students with mixed but generally favorable results in terms of classroom utility and student learning outcomes. An analysis of course evaluations indicates some students are reluctant to embrace statistical computing, preferring a traditional mathematics class structure, while others are grateful for the opportunity to learn new marketable technology skills.
- Subjects
COMMERCIAL statistics; PYTHON programming language; PROGRAMMING languages; BUSINESS students; SET theory
- Publication
Business Education Innovation Journal, 2018, Vol 10, Issue 2, p104
- ISSN
1945-0915
- Publication type
Article