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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 André K

May 14, 2020

As a brazilian student, I find it astouding to learn new things in the way this course has presented me. I'm 38 years old and it feels like I'm having proper education for the first time in my life.

By Emre C Ö

May 12, 2020

Great course by combining a lot of different aspects from both academic and business world. Relevant resources and quizzes makes you feel like you are in a real class and consuming valuable content.

By DEV B

Apr 23, 2020

It is a great course! If you are a data science enthusiasts then this course would be very helpful to learn about the opportunities out there and what data science has to offer you. Happy learning:)

By Hassan A

Feb 4, 2020

It was a great introduction to Data Science , what I liked the most was the definition of Data scientist , and the section related to Final Outcome/Report structure.

A very enlightening course indeed

By Pradeep K R A

Jan 14, 2020

the knowledge i gained in this course is organic and i didn't felt no pressure at all like campus courses. And the way of conveying the knowledge is what i needed. i am happy to be part of coursera.

By Tejashwini P M

Aug 31, 2023

I give a complete 5 star to this course. I have learnt the basics of the data science through this course thoroughly. And it gave me more confidence to learn and build my career from zero to hero.

By Yiqiang H

Jul 18, 2023

Data science is to use new and old data combined with mathematics, statistics, database and other tools to discover hidden problems or insights to help us solve problems or make correct predictions

By Nadeeka D

Apr 12, 2023

I learned a lot about Data Science and Data Scientist job field via this course. This is great, easy to understand and they are providing useful and very interesting things to learn in a great way.

By Deleted A

Sep 20, 2022

User-friendly quizzes and insightful videos; having the content of the videos written out as text was an added bonus since some of them contained information that I was quite familiar with already;

By Pradip R

Apr 26, 2022

Excellent introduction to Data Science. Anyone thinking about this career or need to know about Data Science, this can be a good start. I liked small videos and engaging conversation on this topic.

By Tran L H

Feb 16, 2020

A highly simple, yet still immersive and detailed, course for Data science. Sure, this one only provides the very basic and foundation part, but everything must start from somewhere like that, yes?

By roberto r

Dec 30, 2019

Great intro to data science course, the knowledge checks during the videos, quizzes, and final written assessment are really helpful to make sure we are understanding and learning the content well.

By Anas M B

Nov 19, 2019

The was an awesome introduction to data science! There were a lot of small insights that help me get in the mindset of a thoughtful individual let alone data scientist. I really enjoyed this class!

By Neelam S

Nov 7, 2019

This introductory course on Data science and data scientists is perfect. It describes from start to end with examples. I found detailed explanation on report structure the best part of this course.

By Daniel R

Oct 8, 2019

As I had no background in Data Science, the course allowed me to understand the basics in a very easy way, as well as give me some good information about how to follow a career as a Data Scientist.

By Alejandro A d C

Nov 21, 2020

Amazing and well rounded introduction to the basis of Data Science, it´s easier to learn when you have solid basis and a clear idea of what you are going to learn in the next courses, step by step

By yoga d s

May 26, 2020

the best way to understanding what is data science , why data science is importance , how to become a good data scientist and many others that you can understand the whole concepts of data science

By Asena K

Apr 27, 2020

For those interest in Data science, I think this course gives you a great insight into what this field of work would entail. Thanks to this course I am more aware of which direction I have to aim.

By Filipe A S

Oct 9, 2019

Excelente curso para quem esta começando no mundo do Data Science.

Mostra o que pode fazer, o universo em que esta entrando, os objtivos e um caminho que deve traçar para ser um Cientista de Dados.

By ADIL H

Aug 10, 2019

This is a very constructive course that takes you across Data Science and its different components, it helps you understand the converge of Data Science with other fields in a very methodical way.

By Rahul B

Nov 7, 2018

Its a very basic course on Data Science. It is for someone who is just getting started with data science. It will give an over all picture of what data science is all about and how to go about it.

By Mauricio J F C

Oct 18, 2018

This is a course very friendly for novices or beginners, who are interested in this topic, mainly people with no experience work in statistics. Give a wide view about state of art of Data Science.

By Ербол Е

May 24, 2024

В целом интересное погружение в область Науки о данных, но постоянно присутствует ощущение, что чего-то в нём не хватает... Как будто поверхностно прошлись по малюсенькому кусочку глади океана :)

By Praveen V

Feb 24, 2022

Excellent course that takes you through steps starting from basic introduction through hands-on project orientation. I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to understand the basics of data science.

By Muhammad J K

Jul 10, 2021

Very Impressive Basic Data Science Course. There all videos lectures and exercises is very nice, Thanks to all my Teachers or Professors, and I am very happy to achieve this Certification, Thanks