Applied Data Science Capstone

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Applied Data Science Capstone

Name: Applied Data Science Capstone
Rating: 4.707372961315541 (7419 reviews)

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Instructors: Yan Luo +1 more

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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Flexible schedule

1 week at 10 hours a week

Learn at your own pace

88%

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What you'll learn

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

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Science
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Data Wrangling
Category: Classification And Regression Tree (CART)
Category: Model Evaluation
Category: Exploratory Data Analysis
Category: Data Visualization Software
Category: Predictive Modeling
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Statistical Reporting
Category: Data Collection
Category: Applied Machine Learning
Category: Interactive Data Visualization

Tools you'll learn

Category: Plotly
Category: GitHub
Category: Pandas (Python Package)

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Assessments

12 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 5 modules in this course

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.

In this course you will assume the role of a Data Scientist working for a startup intending to compete with SpaceX, and in the process follow the Data Science methodology involving data collection, data wrangling, exploratory data analysis, data visualization, model development, model evaluation, and reporting your results to stakeholders. You will be tasked with predicting if the first stage of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will land successfully. With the help of your Data Science findings and models, the competing startup you have been hired by can make more informed bids against SpaceX for a rocket launch. In this course, there will not be much new learning, instead you’ll focus on hands-on work to demonstrate and apply what you have learnt in previous courses. By successfully completing this Capstone you will have added a project to your data science and machine learning portfolio to showcase to employers.

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.

What's included

3 videos1 reading4 assignments3 app items1 plugin

3 videos Total 10 minutes

Project Scenario and Overview 3 minutes
Data Collection Overview 4 minutes
Data Wrangling Overview 2 minutes

1 reading Total 3 minutes

Course Introduction 3 minutes

4 assignments Total 30 minutes

Check Points: Data Collection API 6 minutes
Check Points: Data Wrangling 8 minutes
Graded Quiz: Data Collection API with Webscraping 8 minutes
Graded Quiz: Data Wrangling Quiz 8 minutes

3 app items Total 180 minutes

Hands-on Lab: Complete the Data Collection API Lab 60 minutes
Hands-on Lab: Complete the Data Collection with Web Scraping lab 60 minutes
Hands-on Lab: Data Wrangling 60 minutes

1 plugin Total 15 minutes

Getting started with GitHub 15 minutes

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.

What's included

1 video4 assignments2 app items

1 video Total 2 minutes

Exploratory Data Analysis Overview 2 minutes

4 assignments Total 24 minutes

Check Points: Exploratory Analysis Using SQL 2 minutes
Check Points: Complete the EDA with Visualization 6 minutes
Exploratory Data Analysis using SQL 10 minutes
Exploratory Data Analysis for Data Visualization 6 minutes

2 app items Total 120 minutes

Hands-on Lab: Complete the EDA with SQL 60 minutes
EDA with Visualization Lab 60 minutes

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.

What's included

1 video2 assignments2 app items

1 video Total 2 minutes

Interactive Visual Analytics and Dashboards 2 minutes

2 assignments Total 40 minutes

Check Points: Interactive Visual Analytics and Dashboard 30 minutes
Graded Quiz: Interactive Visual Analytics and Dashboard 10 minutes

2 app items Total 120 minutes

Hands-on Lab: Interactive Visual Analytics with Folium lab 60 minutes
Hands-on Lab: Build an Interactive Dashboard with Plotly Dash 60 minutes

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.

What's included

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.

What's included

2 videos3 readings1 peer review1 app item6 plugins

2 videos Total 8 minutes

Elements Of A Successful Data Findings Report 5 minutes
Best Practices For Presenting Your Findings 3 minutes

3 readings Total 14 minutes

Congratulations and Next Steps 10 minutes
Credits and Acknowledgments 2 minutes
Copyrights and Trademarks 2 minutes

1 peer review Total 60 minutes

Option 2: Peer Graded - Final Project Submission and Evaluation 60 minutes

1 app item Total 60 minutes

Option 1: AI Graded - Final Project: Submission and Evaluation 60 minutes

6 plugins Total 85 minutes

Reading: Structure Of A Report 15 minutes
(Optional) Hands-on Lab: Getting Started With PowerPoint For The Web 20 minutes
(Optional) Hands-on Lab: Basics of PowerPoint 15 minutes
(Optional) Hands-on Lab: Save your PowerPoint Presentation as PDF 5 minutes
Final Project Overview 15 minutes
Reading: Final Project Submission Guidelines and Deliverables 15 minutes

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Yan Luo

IBM

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IBM

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Reviewed on Jun 6, 2020

This Program was well structured, it was a great combination of learning and problem solving. You also got a great chance to see how useful data can be and how easy it is to make it work for you

Reviewed on Apr 13, 2023

It has been one heck of a journey, there were moments of confusion but then followed by the joy of eureka. I have found the course very useful. Special thanks to the creators and the instructors

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.

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