Dec 06, 2025  
2025-2026 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

STAT 281 - Introduction to Data Visualization for Data Science


(3 units)

Prerequisites: STAT 181 or CECS 181 with a grade of “C” or better.
A comprehensive introduction to the principles and techniques of data visualization. Topics covered include visualizations of qualitative, quantitative, time-dependent, geospatial, and network-structured data. Other topics include misleading visualizations, supplemental visualization techniques for communicating information, and building dashboards. Programming assignments.

Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 3 hours) Same course as CECS 281. Not repeatable for credit.