MATH2871 Data Management for Statistical Analysis (UNSW Sydney): rated 2.5/5 overall across 8 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
MATH2871 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Science in School of Mathematics & Statistics. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 统计分析数据管理
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Mathematics & Statistics
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This is an introductory programming course using the R language for second-year students in the disciplines of Data Science, Statistics, and Commerce. The course includes both lectures and computer laboratories.
MATH2871 has 8 scored reviews: overall 2.5/5 · usefulness 2.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 2.0 stars); 7 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.5/5).
On Reddit: "i had to do last year, shit lecturer and could not understand a single word during the online lectures. Content isn't hard, just need to be on top of it. Exam was open book and not difficult, might change this year. Practically, stata is old and useless if you're looking into da…"
On Reddit: "The only course I can think of that has a group project is MATH2871 which you only have to do if your major is Quantitative Data Science. It’s an optional group project, so you could just do it by yourself if you like. It wasn’t too difficult and you could ask on the forum if yo…"
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Q: Is MATH2871 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 8 reviews: usefulness 2.0/5, overall 2.5/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MATH2871, and when is it offered?
A: MATH2871 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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