Learner Reviews & Feedback for What is Data Science? by IBM

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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

Aug 20, 2023

This course is rich, engaging and thought provoking. It is a solid foundation for a career in data science. I now feel more confident that I can excel in this field. Thank you IBM! Thank you Coursera!

Jun 26, 2020

I throughly enjoyed the course and the fact that everything was explained thoroughly. I always enjoyed Dr. White's personal experience with Data Science as well as other Data Scientists point of view.

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By Nikita K

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May 2, 2020

It is easy to understand and learning is fun this way.

By Veerendra V

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Apr 2, 2020

Awesome Experience. Thanks to everyone for this course

By Enoch L C S D L

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Mar 24, 2020

Very useful course to understand what data science is.

By Philp L

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Mar 15, 2020

This course is excellent for beginners in data science

By Adhyan M

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Mar 6, 2020

Excellent course to get started in data science career

By Leonard B

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Feb 2, 2020

Very good understanding of data science for beginners.

By Yohance T

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Jan 23, 2020

its been great so far looking forward to learning more

By Ajay S

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Jan 3, 2020

Very helpful to know what exactly the data science is.

By Onyango L O

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Dec 4, 2019

The course is very informative and easy to understand.

By Ifzal A M

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Oct 23, 2019

Excellent for provided for research paper for applied.

By Sayed M

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Sep 30, 2019

Nicely set-up. Enjoyed the videos by Professor Haider.

By Abdullah E C

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Sep 12, 2019

It is a very good introductory course for Data Science

By Yifei D

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Sep 8, 2019

Very interesting interviews and contents for beginners

By Mohanasundaram K

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Jul 11, 2019

Simple and clear explanation by experts , Thanks a lot

By Akshat S

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Jun 27, 2019

Not a good course. Not much information in the course.

By Rishiraj r

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Jun 13, 2019

Nice introduction and insights from experienced people

By George T

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May 1, 2019

Great introductory course to the field of Data Science

By MD A

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Apr 23, 2019

Good Introduction of Data Science waiting for hands-on

By Karthickeyan K

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Feb 27, 2019

Very Informative, with absolute clarity on the subject

By Tushar G

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Jan 19, 2019

A good introduction to all the ascepts of data science

By Leonardo R

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Oct 2, 2018

Very complete introduction about what is data science.

By Deny A M

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Sep 27, 2018

Very good for those wants to learn about Data Science.

By Shrawan

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Nov 11, 2024

Completly worth it.. got to know a lot about data.

By Mohamed b

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Oct 8, 2024

I really enjoyed this course, it was very interesting

By Tarun K

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May 20, 2024

I have never seen this faculty in my engineering life