This is the final course in the IBM Data Science Professional Certificate as well as the Applied Data Science with Python Specialization. This capstone project course will give you the chance to practice the work that data scientists do in real life when working with datasets.
Applied Data Science Capstone
Applied Data Science Capstone
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Instructors: Yan Luo
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Demonstrate proficiency in data science and machine learning techniques using a real-world data set and prepare a report for stakeholders
Apply your skills to perform data collection, data wrangling, exploratory data analysis, data visualization model development, and model evaluation
Write Python code to create machine learning models including support vector machines, decision tree classifiers, and k-nearest neighbors
Evaluate the results of machine learning models for predictive analysis, compare their strengths and weaknesses and identify the optimal model
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There are 5 modules in this course
In this capstone, we will predict if the Falcon 9 first stage will land successfully. SpaceX advertises Falcon 9 rocket launches on its website, with a cost of 62 million dollars; other providers cost upward of 165 million dollars each, much of the savings is because SpaceX can reuse the first stage. Therefore if we can determine if the first stage will land, we can determine the cost of a launch. This information can be used if an alternate company wants to bid against SpaceX for a rocket launch. In this module, you will be provided with an overview of the problem and the tools you need to complete the course.
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3 videos1 reading4 assignments3 app items1 plugin
In this module, you will collect data on the Falcon 9 first-stage landings. You will use a RESTful API and web scraping. You will also convert the data into a dataframe and then perform some data wrangling.
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1 video4 assignments2 app items
In this module, you will build a dashboard to analyze launch records interactively with Plotly Dash. You will then build an interactive map to analyze the launch site proximity with Folium.
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1 video2 assignments2 app items
In this module, you will use machine learning to determine if the first stage of Falcon 9 will land successfully. You will split your data into training data and test data to find the best Hyperparameter for SVM, Classification Trees, and Logistic Regression. Then find the method that performs best using test data.
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1 video2 assignments1 app item
In this module, you will compile all of your activities into one place and deliver your data-driven insights to determine if the first stage of Falcon 9 will land successfully.
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2 videos3 readings1 peer review6 plugins
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TM
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Reviewed on Jan 15, 2020
Very challenging but truly rewarding. I learnt a lot through the mistakes I made throughout the project but there is a lot of support on the forum and the internet to help with any issue.
SG
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Reviewed on Mar 3, 2020
Very good capstone project. Learnt lot of insights on how to represent data through out this course.
JS
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Reviewed on Dec 25, 2023
Lots of outdated content and not many resources to help, however a lot of it was at least a little bit useful. Though a lot could be cut if you already know a thing or 2 about programming
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