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!

Feb 21, 2019

Excellent quality content! It's a great introductory course that really gets you interested in Data Science. I would highly recommend it to anyone curious in learning about what Data Science is about.

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By Naveen K

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Jan 19, 2020

Great & Very easy to understand course.

By zulkifel a b

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Dec 31, 2019

Thanks coursera.org for financial aid .

By Faslu R

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Dec 16, 2019

Very informative and great explanations

By celestine c

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Dec 2, 2019

Explanations are apt, brief and concise

By Allan A

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Sep 25, 2019

Great overview to Data Science panorama

By Febrian A W

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Sep 18, 2019

Excellence introduction to Data Science

By preeti s

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Aug 27, 2019

A good informative content for a newbie

By Debi R

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Aug 1, 2019

Best of the best course to get started.

By Jesús P

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Jul 29, 2019

Simple and straight. Short but enough!!

By Sharvan p

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Jun 11, 2019

good for the introduction to this field

By Ryunsu S

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Jun 11, 2019

Straightforward and easy to understand.

By Learn N T

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Jun 7, 2019

NYC faculty and I like his teaching way

By Prasanna M

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Jun 4, 2019

A good intrduction to the data science.

By yog w

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Jun 1, 2019

Very brief introduction on data science

By Amos L

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May 31, 2019

A very detailed quality introduction!!

By wenyangliang

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May 5, 2019

A good start for learning Data Science.

By Andreas B

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May 3, 2019

Excellent introduction to data science.

By RAGHAVENDRA V

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Apr 18, 2019

Good Starting Course for Data Scientist

By Cameron M

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Apr 13, 2019

Great way to ease you into the subject!

By Ann G

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Apr 5, 2019

Excellent introduction to Data Science!

By Felix G

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Mar 29, 2019

Simply Excellent, very well explained!!

By Prakhar K S

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Mar 12, 2019

It's been a great start to this course.

By Anubhav J

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Mar 4, 2019

Great Course to start with Data Science

By Mahbub A K

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Jan 28, 2019

Excellent introduction of Data science.

By Michael G

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Jan 16, 2019

Excellent intro and very nice readings!