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About the Course

Do you want to know why data science has been labeled the sexiest profession of the 21st century? After taking this course, you will be able to answer this question, understand what data science is and what data scientists do, and learn about career paths in the field. The art of uncovering insights and trends in data has been around since ancient times. The ancient Egyptians used census data to increase efficiency in tax collection and accurately predicted the Nile River's flooding every year. Since then, people have continued to use data to derive insights and predict outcomes. Recently, they have carved out a unique and distinct field for the work they do. This field is data science. In today's world, we use Data Science to find patterns in data and make meaningful, data-driven conclusions and predictions. This course is for everyone and teaches concepts like how data scientists use machine learning and deep learning and how companies apply data science in business. You will meet several data scientists, who will share their insights and experiences in data science. By taking this introductory course, you will begin your journey into this thriving field....

Top reviews

DN

Feb 9, 2023

I love how beginner-friendly this course is. I did not have to panic about not following any lecture since I am new to this field. I know this is the first course but I'm loving it already. <<33

YH

Jul 19, 2023

Data science is to use new and old data combined with mathematics, statistics, database and other tools to discover hidden problems or insights to help us solve problems or make correct predictions

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By santosh s

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Jan 29, 2020

Thanks a lot COURSERA and IBM of online videos and PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE.

By Khaled A

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Jan 25, 2020

Well structured and has good info of how to start a career as data scientist

By Ravi K S

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Jan 25, 2020

Gained the basic insights of data science and had fun while doing the course

By Barak B K ( L

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Jan 9, 2020

Great Course and a good start in order to be part of the Data Science world.

By Felipe S d O

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Dec 27, 2019

Excellent to start in Data Science. Good videos and texts! Thanks, Coursera!

By Deleted A

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Dec 20, 2019

This was an informative and motivating initroduction course to Data Science.

By Ishita A

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Oct 24, 2019

A great course for beginners to understand the fundamentals of Data Science.

By Raja K

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Oct 18, 2019

Gives detail knowledge on Data Science and whats the work of Data Scientist.

By Duolun W

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Oct 8, 2019

Very helpful in understanding the fundamentals of data science, recommended!

By Henry S N

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Aug 27, 2019

Thank you all the Faculty Members for their wonderful teaching and guidance

By Timothy R

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Aug 7, 2019

The videos are very interesting and no-repetitive, super-engaging lecturers!

By Vincentius E

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May 13, 2019

Easy to understand. Nothing technical though as this is introductory course.

By Emmanuel A

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May 4, 2019

It was interactive and helpful for those without any data science knowledge.

By Aaqib B

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Mar 31, 2019

Hats off !!

Impressive content and give you a brief Intro. of Data Science .

By Keith P

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Mar 16, 2019

Very informative. It gives a bird's eye view of the Data Science profession.

By Ahmed S F

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Feb 17, 2019

This course gives a general idea about data science and the required skills.

By Vijay B

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Jan 22, 2019

Great content which provides in depth understanding of what is Data science?

By Mohit K

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Dec 19, 2018

Its actually a great course to get insight of what actually data science is!

By Mayur V

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Oct 3, 2018

Great Introductory Course. Good for perspective and generic fallacy busting.

By Oriana R

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Oct 2, 2018

Learned a lot- some of it was review- but review that was well communicated.

By Carlos I M L

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Aug 31, 2018

Course is very interesting and clear. It is very easy to navigate and learn.

By Ivan U G A

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Sep 19, 2024

Just Perfect, i love the videos and how easy it is to understand the topic.

By Harold D C

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Sep 19, 2024

Una introducción muy buena que da una visión general de la ciencia de datos

By Andrii M

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Aug 15, 2024

Good, but too introductory. Wanted to dive into my jupyter notebooks sooner

By Vicente

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Jun 30, 2024

I expected the course to be good, but to my pleasant surprise it was great.