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 Novoselov A

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Feb 14, 2022

Very useful to understand the scope of Data Science.

By Preye A

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Feb 11, 2022

It was made really easy for a beginner to understand

By Bermet S

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Dec 8, 2021

Спасибо Вам за курс! Было интересно и познавательно.

By Jorge P

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Oct 2, 2021

Great introduction. Clear, useful and to the point.

By RATNA S S

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Aug 28, 2021

Very Interesting and brief Course about Data Science

By Ali H K P

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Feb 12, 2021

Wonderful course, well organized contents thanks IBM

By Tanjit S

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Jan 17, 2021

Good Start for people with non technical background.

By Alfa N

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Jan 11, 2021

Great course with great material and resource person

By Mario H

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Nov 26, 2020

Es una excelente introducción a la ciencia de datos.

By Ramy S

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Sep 26, 2020

Amazing Coures.Good Explanation and Tests. Thanks!!!

By Theano K

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Aug 11, 2020

Very useful Introduction course ! Keep it up, IBM ;)

By Grace o

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Aug 3, 2020

This is definitely the way to introduce data science

By Andrés G (

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Jun 28, 2020

Excelent work giving the fundamentals! Thanks a lot!

By shubham z

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Jun 25, 2020

awesome course to learn new things in data science .

By Bhanu P S B

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Jun 17, 2020

Very easy to learn and very helpful knowledge gained

By Shawnee B I

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Jun 1, 2020

Well described, dinamic, organized and nice to take!

By Sonu G

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May 31, 2020

A brief introduction and application of Data Science

By Andrew A

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May 13, 2020

Great information that Is relevant in today's world!

By Lea W

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May 13, 2020

A very good starting point of a data science career.

By mastanvali s

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May 2, 2020

Important about data science we can learn from these

By Prasetyan N F

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Apr 29, 2020

the materials was awesome, I can follow it very well

By Alfredo G

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Apr 7, 2020

Excelente curso para entender que es en Data Science

By Dr. M R

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Apr 1, 2020

Thank you all team. It is very useful for beginners.

By Manish K M

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Mar 19, 2020

A good basic introductory course about data science.

By Svea S

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Feb 29, 2020

Very nice introduction in the field of data science!