Approaching Introductory Data Science Courses (feat. Nicholas Horton)

Access the full transcript for this episodeIn the sixth episode of the Data Science Education Podcast, Nicholas Horton discusses his experiences as a Professor at Amherst College, where an introductory Data Science course builds from existing Statistics and CS courses. Professor Horton also elaborates on the purpose of his new textbook and some important considerations when driving Data Science Education forward.Nicholas J. Horton is Beitzel Professor of Technology and Society (Statistics and Data Science) at Amherst College. He is a biostatistician and data scientist focused on helping students "think with data" during the entire data analysis cycle.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit datascienceeducation.substack.com