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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....

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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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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!

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By Fernando S

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Oct 30, 2019

Very good course, it gives you a basic idea of what data science is. It is very clear, organized. I left with a better understanding of this subject. This course has encouraged me to learn more about data science. I will take the other courses that are part of this specialization as well.

By Pratik S

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Jun 9, 2019

A very basic and from the ground understanding of data science and what data scientists do is mentioned in this course. It is the perfect surface to start this 9-course specialization. I am happy I started with this course and I feel very much confident about moving forward in the series.

By Matthew A

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Mar 31, 2019

Very happy with this introductory course. It not only provided a concise and interesting introduction to the topics, but it also did well to ease you into the course format, including videos, reading, quizzes and the final project submission. I look forward to more courses in this series!

By Isaac O

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Jun 22, 2020

It was enlightening, to say the least. The ability to differentiate each subsets data science, and answer the question of who is a data scientist was the most intriguing. With this initial course, you can make a decision about your motivation level in pursuing the exciting field of data.

By Godly T

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Dec 23, 2020

I was really amazing experience learning Online on coursera I really enjoyed it, the way course content was created was quite easy to understand and study. The course helped me to understand what is Data Science and a role of Data Scientist. Surely a recommended course. Thanks Coursera.

By Alifian A R

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Jun 20, 2020

It has detail and broad explanation about data science and its application, even if you don't have any knowledge about data science, you could understand every piece of knowledge serve here. All you need to have in the beginning just using your english language to understand this course

By A. R D

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Nov 23, 2023

Data science is study of data to extract meaningful insights for business. It is a multidisciplinary approach that combines fields mathematics, statistics, artificial intelligence and computer engineering to analyze large amount of data. it really help to study and understanding data.

By Rohit K

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Jun 28, 2020

in this course i know about how data are actually work and how we are at data science and how to become a data scientist,how out data work,store and how the team work and what knowledge we learnt for understanding data science.this is a good for beginners who want to a data scientist.

By Angshuman S

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Sep 14, 2019

Simply in love with Data Science. Thank you IBM and Coursera for helping me revive my thought of being a data scientist which I had dropped. Thank you for helping me believe in myself and I really look forward to your course and aspire to be a data scientist one day. Happy learning :)

By Arisara C

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Sep 1, 2018

Data science :The science of collecting and changing information to knowledge

by Data Scitist

good data scientist has a

1. curious mind, judgemental and argument

2. has knowledge of mathematics and computer science..

3. has a good algorithm for analysis data to find a result.

By Natanael V

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Feb 25, 2023

A great introduction to the sexiest job of the century, The Data Science. I am enjoying learning about Data Science and applying the knowledge gained in the course to my work. This course is for anyone who wants to learn from 0 an amazing new computational world callaed Data Science.

By Alex M

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Sep 23, 2020

Really a great course to get a clear understanding of what is Data Science and what are the roles of a Data Scientists. It gave me a clear overview when and where do we require data science and clear defines the skills required to be a data scientist. Thanks a lot IBM and Coursera!!!

By Mai A L

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May 30, 2020

The course is very friendly but at the same time takes you into the world of Data Science more deeply. I loved the lectures, they gave me the basic understanding of the subject and mostly the time to understand if Data Science is something I wish to put an effort and time into (yes!)

By Angelo S

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May 23, 2020

I had some misconceptions about Data Science and what data scientists do. This course set me straight and ignited my enthusiasm to continue pursuing this path. Armed with better understanding and a clearer vision of where and how to proceed, I can't wait to move on to the next level.

By Oleksandr B

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Nov 26, 2019

Was very happy to hear that curiosity, be extremely argumentative and judgmental are the must and top skills of a Data Scientist! Will definitely read "Getting Started with Data Science: Making Sense of Data with Analytics (IBM Press)". Thank you so much for the great introduction!!!

By Faysal R

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Sep 23, 2022

A great course for building strong foundations of data science. It includes all the background knowledge and clears the confusion that is created by the inter diciplinary field. Not only this. This course meks you master in undertanding the data science domain. Thank you coursera !

By DAHLIA M

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Sep 20, 2020

Informative and well structured, the instructors made the topic interesting and intriguing. Not easy for a "hard" science like Data Science. The sense of wonderment and curiosity that was infused in this course makes it ideal for anyone who is just dipping their toes into the topic.

By SHIVAM T

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Mar 27, 2019

Murtaza Sir was my favorite during the entire session, his thoughts motivated me a lot, the one when he said the curiosity is the most important skill when you are going to become a DATA SCIENTIST.

Really Good Work by Coursera team and IBM for creating such a wonderful course for us.

By James R

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Jan 15, 2024

This was fun and informative. I've been poking around trying to learn more about data science for a long time and I actually learned quite a few new things and confirmed other things I've been told. The assessment was a bit simplistic, but the interactive explorations were helpful.

By Hafsa I

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Aug 24, 2023

This course is quiet useful in understanding about data science is and different terms related to it along with it you get to know about the scope of data scientists and in which fields it can be applied and how and what information or knowledge you need to become a data scientist.

By Preetham s D

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Apr 22, 2020

This is a course which can provide knowledge on Data Science Foundations .A person who is having 0 knowledge on Data Science ,after taking this course can have a clear cut view of applications of Data science and can gain knowledge that can drive his passion in Data science career.

By Anshu a

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Apr 14, 2020

This course has given a basic view about data science and tools being used by data scientist. Easily described about AI, Data mining and neural network. I came to know the basic differences between deep learning and machine learning and how they are interrelated with each other.

By Dinara K

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Jan 7, 2020

Course gives fundamental discription of what is data science and who is data scientist. I have learnt about the skills that are need to become a good data scientist. In general, it is great course, that will open your curiosity and interest to learn even further about data science.

By Kenny W

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Feb 25, 2021

Great intro course! It gave me a deeper understanding of what data science is and what data scientist do. I would recommend it to anyone that wants to get into the field and wants a deep understanding of what skills you will develop and how you would contribute to an organization.

By Jehad h

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Jul 2, 2019

This was just an introduction, but you have done an amazing job. I used to enroll in many courses before in different majors on-campus and online, but no one was enjoyable as this one. I have full motivation to keep exploring on this course details and the next sections. Good job.