Learner reviews & feedback for Introduction to Data Analytics

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About this course

Ready to start a career in Data Analysis but don’t know where to begin? This course presents you with a gentle introduction to Data Analysis, the role of a Data Analyst, and the tools used in this job. You will learn about the skills and responsibilities of a data analyst and hear from several data experts sharing their tips & advice to start a career. This course will help you to differentiate between the roles of Data Analysts, Data Scientists, and Data Engineers.

You will familiarize yourself with the data ecosystem, alongside Databases, Data Warehouses, Data Marts, Data Lakes and Data Pipelines. Continue this exciting journey and discover Big Data platforms such as Hadoop, Hive, and Spark. By the end of this course you’ll be able to understand the fundamentals of the data analysis process including gathering, cleaning, analyzing and sharing data and communicating your insights with the use of visualizations and dashboard tools. This all comes together in the final project where it will test your knowledge of the course material, and provide a real-world scenario of data analysis tasks. This course does not require any prior data analysis, spreadsheet, or computer science experience.

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5.0Reviewed Oct 16, 2021

Pretty good course. In my opinion the reading material was a bit brief and did not really cover the quiz questions. Other than that though it was pretty clear and relatively easy to understand.

5.0Reviewed Jul 20, 2023

All content was related and helpful, the only issue I see is the final assessment, peer graded. It looks like some students who want to get feedback on others', do not read the answers at all !

5.0Reviewed Jun 12, 2022

This course offers a deep insight on the details of how to do the job of a data analyst. While it is an overview of the whole process, there is a lot of information to unpack. Highly recommend.

5.0Reviewed Oct 27, 2025

ONE OF THE BEST COURSES TO START AS BEGINNER AND EXCEL IN THIS FIELD WITH EASY AND VISUALY INFORMATING LECTURES TO LEARN , ADAPT AND MAKE PROGRESS QUICKLY. THANKS TO THIS COURSE FOR MY BASICS CLEAR.

5.0Reviewed Apr 27, 2025

This course great oppotunity for me which I knew a lot of information in this course.I have no idea to data analytics begining this course but now i have roadmap and going to future experience by IBM

5.0Reviewed Nov 6, 2023

Great deal of information and the course was defiantly and introduction. I learned so much. The one thing I did not like was the peer review instructors should be grading the final assignment.

5.0Reviewed May 10, 2021

I must say as a Coursera learner, this course is unmatched in it's rigor, vividness of concepts and precision of demonstration and layout. Thanks to all those who put this piece of art together.

5.0Reviewed Mar 9, 2022

This is an insightful and educative pathway for me to become a data analyst as it stands. Great thanks to both IBM and our promising Coursera for this opportunity.I see this course as excellent

5.0Reviewed Sep 17, 2024

Thank you for creating this course. As a beginner trying to become mor analytically sound using data analytics, it was a great start to see the extent of tools that we can in subsequent courses.

5.0Reviewed May 15, 2025

Easy to understand. With feedback from real live data analysts and scientist, they inject positive remarks for me toalign through with this trajectory. Looking forward to my future as Data Analyst

5.0Reviewed Dec 2, 2025

I enjoyed IBM's Introduction to Data Analytics course. The videos, readings, practice quizzes, and graded quizzes were all very helpful for learning and strengthening my understanding of new skills.

4.0Reviewed Aug 18, 2024

when I try to submit my weekly quiz they ask me to upgrade to submit my assignment even though I am currently enrolled. Is there someone who faced the same issue? If yes how were you able to fix it?