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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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The course is a perfect introduction to data science, making a person comfortable and showing the participants of the course a daily work of data scientist and to simplify the meaning of data science.

MS

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very useful. i liked and enjoyed the journey of learning in these five weeks. the instructor is very clear and taught very interestingly. Thanks to her. she looked poised and cheerful and professional

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By Матвеев А И

Sep 3, 2020

The first part of the course clarifies what is DS. It contains lots of examples for better understanding.

By Ignacio A D L

Jul 30, 2020

I'm so glad i was allowed to take this classes, they were so dynamic and inspiring. Cant wait to do more!

By Yuan H

Jul 14, 2020

This is a very very meaningful course, thank you for helping us learn more, hope I can continue to study,

By Vishnu K A

Jun 28, 2020

Very useful to understand basics what is data science and what are skills required to be a data scientist

By ANMOL K C

Jun 16, 2020

Great course to start with . It contain all the basics that are required to become a good data scientist.

By Rohit S

Jun 14, 2020

Great content and perfect explanation of all the basic concepts and real world scenarios of data science.

By Dmitry D

Jun 10, 2020

NIce intro. Fully explains what data science is and what are the main responsibilities of data scientist.

By Joanna J

May 18, 2020

A good overview of what is data science with some detailed material. Good for a beginner to data science.

By Rakib U

May 15, 2020

I loved the interactive videos it made sure I was paying attention and not just going through the videos.

By Jaydeep H

Apr 29, 2020

Nicely explained and structured. You can't leave it in the middle. Encouraging to pursue further courses.

By Ricardo S

Apr 27, 2020

I love it. It is excellent, now I have an excellent base about Data Science and what Data Scientist does.

By Abraham P K

Apr 19, 2020

The instructors are very knowledgeable in the subject areas. They helped a lot by simplifying the topics.

By ankit r

Apr 13, 2020

This course week 1 give the introdution about data science and create the interest in the specialization.

By Jose S

Apr 7, 2020

Excellent course!... All material is very complete and clearly in the topics about basics of data science

By Ravindu T

Feb 16, 2020

This course gives an excellent insight into data science and the role of a data scientist in the industry

By adedeji

Feb 12, 2020

The orientation is well exemplified. Its very easy to understand. The instructors are very knowledgeable.

By Ebenezer D

Feb 11, 2020

Perfect! I have tried most of the data science courses elsewhere online and I see this one to be the best

By Galvin S

Jan 15, 2020

Gave a good insight towards understanding what data science is and how it can have very wide definitions.

By Bruno E S H

Dec 23, 2019

it's interesting for the beginners in new world of data science. Greetings and congratulations from Peru.

By Vonda L

Dec 9, 2019

A very good course and certification for Data Science which has exploded in value, use and applicability.

By VIJAY S

Nov 23, 2019

It is a very good to start with data science and i am very excited to know further about the data science

By mkay_ h

Sep 3, 2019

Great Interactive Sessions. It covers almost every beginners question. Thank you Coursera. Thank you IBM.

By Anna W

Aug 25, 2019

It gives a basic understanding of magical Data Science and what unicorns (data scientist) do. Very useful

By Jose R

Jul 19, 2019

very ilustrative, the instructor gimme all the basic to understand what is data science, thks a coursera

By Deleted A

May 19, 2019

It helped me a lot in getting a clear overview about data science is. Thanks to the whole team behind it,