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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

SB

Sep 9, 2019

Very learning experience, I am a beginner in DS, but the instructors in this course simplified the contents that made me I could easily understand, tools and materials were very helpful to start with.

AP

Jan 15, 2022

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 #mytravellikealocal #

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Jul 21, 2020

I am new to data science and this course gave the much-needed eye-opener on the subject with practical examples that are so easy to understand and relate to. highly recommend taking the full specialization .

By Avneet S

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Apr 15, 2020

I really liked this introductory course in Data Science. I like the fact that I only had to refer this course to get an overview of Data Science and did not have to dig information from the internet. Thanks.

By Valmik V

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Mar 2, 2020

This is a great introductory course in which I learned various aspects of the vast data science world. The course is easy to understand and contains every detail to get started with the data science industry

By Jamila T

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Dec 19, 2019

This is a great way to learn more about the field and study of data science. It also sheds light on the misconceptions of what a data science is along with explaining all the buzzwords surrounding the topic.

By Mohammed I U

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Aug 31, 2019

I found this course to be very much Interesting as I could see that the people who were involved in teaching this course were actually very enthusiastic and were giving good examples on the topics discussed.

By Syahin A

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Aug 20, 2024

course was incredibly insightful! The content was well-structured and easy to follow, making complex concepts understandable. Highly recommend it to anyone looking to deepen their knowledge in data science.

By Syed K R

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Jun 5, 2023

value added application in which each and every one can increase skills and development of professional profile. thanks Coursera & team for giving the opportunity to learn the new things and improve myself.

By Aryan R

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Mar 19, 2022

Data science is an incredibly attractive career path in the present climate. If you have a background in mathematics and statistics, then data science is definitely an interesting and attractive career path

By Amal G K

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Mar 21, 2020

Wonderful set of videos and readings. It helped me a lot in understanding what Data Science is and also helped me tremendously to narrow down my choices as to what kind of a Data Scientist I want to become.

By Ashok K Y

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Feb 27, 2020

Data Science course is designed in so simple way to grasp by anyone as just getting the right direction of training course. Excitement were there till the last and want advance training on the Data Science.

By Tebogo A

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Jan 9, 2020

This course was eye opening and at the same time it really helped me to understand data science in general. Most importantly it exposed me to new platforms such Jupiter notebook, which i never heard before.

By Cole W

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Jan 6, 2020

This course is full of information that Data Science is all about and it definitely helps you develop your interest in Data Science. So far, I'm looking forward to learning more and imply this in my career.

By FUAD A J

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Oct 25, 2019

I really loved this course. It is a nice course to get start with Data Science. I got a basic idea of Data Science. I had a lot of questions about data science and I clearly understood what Data Science is.

By Marco F

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Dec 27, 2023

The really first step to getting into this fantastic world of data science. Precious concepts and suggestions to begin this journey. The interviews with Dr. Murtaza Haider and Dr. Norman White are amazing.

By Prajwal K

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Jul 23, 2023

I was really great experience with Coursera. All teaching was in simplified way and easy to understand. definitely like to recommend this course. it will give you a good idea about data science. Thank You

By dionne w

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Nov 8, 2020

Very good introduction to the course, especially for people new to data science like myself. It gives you insight into the field, terminology and whatto expect from the career and the course going forward.

By Meet H S

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Jun 25, 2019

A perfect course to know what is Data science for real.

If you don't know anything about Data science then this is the right place to start with.

Great job Coursera and IBM team. Really thankful to you guys.

By Sarang D

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Aug 20, 2024

Great course! Thank you. Please get rid of the intro and outro music, or give an auto-enabled option to skip the intro and outro sections. It really breaks the flow when consuming the content on autoplay.

By Pratishtha K

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Nov 26, 2022

This is an amazing course by IBM. There can't be any other better option for understanding what is Data Science . I am greatly thankful to both Coursera and IBM for allowing me to study with this course.

By Ankur R

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Jan 27, 2022

Yes, this course really matters a lot to me, this is valuable for me as my life patterns are also dependent on this as life changing course can be these type of courses specially for people from IT field.

By Willem J l R

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Jun 28, 2021

Very good overview and introduction. Gives you good background knowledge before diving into coding to properly allow you to understand the various applications and what being a data scientist would entail

By Raul F D

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Jul 9, 2024

Es un curso muy útil como introducción al mundo de la ciencia de datos. Las explicaciones de los profesores son estupendas y los test son de gran ayuda para afianzar los conceptos que se van aprendiendo.

By Muhammad F R

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Feb 3, 2022

Course is designed in a great way to make students understand what is Data Science, Big Data and how one can pursue career as a Data Scientist. Thanks to instructors and content creators for this course.

By Arqam M

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Nov 16, 2021

this course helps to build the fundamental knowledge about what is data science along with mentioning the prerequisites about the essential skills as well as tools for a person to be a data scientist .

By kanigalpula p

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Nov 28, 2020

This course give you information about what is datascience,machine learning,deep learning and what work does datascientists do in companies, over all it was a good course for intr0duction to data science