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Analyzing data with Python is an essential skill for Data Scientists and Data Analysts. This course will take you from the basics of data analysis with Python to building and evaluating data models.  
Topics covered include:  
- collecting and importing data 
- cleaning, preparing & formatting data 
- data frame manipulation 
- summarizing data 
- building machine learning regression models 
- model refinement 
- creating data pipelines 

You will learn how to import data from multiple sources, clean and wrangle data, perform exploratory data analysis (EDA), and create meaningful data visualizations. You will then predict future trends from data by developing linear, multiple, polynomial regression models & pipelines and learn how to evaluate them.  

In addition to video lectures you will learn and practice using hands-on labs and projects. You will work with several open source Python libraries, including Pandas and Numpy to load, manipulate, analyze, and visualize cool datasets. You will also work with scipy and scikit-learn, to build machine learning models and make predictions.  

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You should have a working knowledge of Python and Jupyter Notebooks.

Approx. 14 hours to complete

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What you will learn

Develop Python code for cleaning and preparing data for analysis - including handling missing values, formatting, normalizing, and binning data
Perform exploratory data analysis and apply analytical techniques to real-word datasets using libraries such as Pandas, Numpy and Scipy
Manipulate data using dataframes, summarize data, understand data distribution, perform correlation and create data pipelines
Build and evaluate regression models using machine learning scikit-learn library and use them for prediction and decision making

Skills you will gain

Predictive Modelling
Python Programming
Data Analysis
Data Visualization (DataViz)
Model Selection

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Approx. 14 hours to complete

English

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Joseph Santarcangelo

Ph.D., Data Scientist at IBM

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

2 hours to complete

Importing Datasets

2 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 20 min), 1 reading, 6 quizzes

6 videos

The Problem1mUnderstanding the Data2mPython Packages for Data Science2mImporting and Exporting Data in Python4mGetting Started Analyzing Data in Python4mAccessing Databases with Python4m

1 reading

Lesson Summary1m

5 practice exercises

Practice Quiz: Understanding the Data6mPractice Quiz: Python Packages for Data Science2mPractice Quiz: Importing and Exporting Data in Python3mPractice Quiz: Getting Started Analyzing Data in Python3mGraded Quiz: Importing Datasets15m

Week2

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Data Wrangling

2 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 19 min), 1 reading, 6 quizzes

6 videos

Pre-processing Data in Python2mDealing with Missing Values in Python6mData Formatting in Python3mData Normalization in Python3mBinning in Python1mTurning categorical variables into quantitative variables in Python2m

1 reading

Lesson Summary10m

5 practice exercises

Practice Quiz: Dealing with Missing Values in Python6mPractice Quiz: Data Formatting in Python3mPractice Quiz: Data Normalization in Python3mPractice Quiz: Turning categorical variables into quantitative variables in Python3mGraded Quiz: Data Wrangling15m

Week3

Week 3

2 hours to complete

Exploratory Data Analysis

In this module, you will learn what is meant by exploratory data analysis, and you will learn how to perform computations on the data to calculate basic descriptive statistical information, such as mean, median, mode, and quartile values, and use that information to better understand the distribution of the data. You will learn about putting your data into groups to help you visualize the data better, you will learn how to use the Pearson correlation method to compare two continuous numerical variables, and you will learn how to use the Chi-square test to find the association between two categorical variables and how to interpret them.

2 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 20 min), 1 reading, 6 quizzes

Week4

Week 4

2 hours to complete

Model Development

In this module, you will learn how to define the explanatory variable and the response variable and understand the differences between the simple linear regression and multiple linear regression models. You will learn how to evaluate a model using visualization and learn about polynomial regression and pipelines. You will also learn how to interpret and use the R-squared and the mean square error measures to perform in-sample evaluations to numerically evaluate our model. And lastly, you will learn about prediction and decision making when determining if our model is correct.

2 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 27 min), 1 reading, 6 quizzes

6 videos

Model Development1mLinear Regression and Multiple Linear Regression6mModel Evaluation using Visualization4mPolynomial Regression and Pipelines4mMeasures for In-Sample Evaluation3mPrediction and Decision Making5m

1 reading

Lesson Summary1m

5 practice exercises

Practice Quiz: Linear Regression and Multiple Linear Regression6mPractice Quiz: Model Evaluation using Visualization3mPractice Quiz: Polynomial Regression and Pipelines3mPractice Quiz: Measures for In-Sample Evaluation3mGraded Quiz: Model Development15m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM DATA ANALYSIS WITH PYTHON

by KRMay 8, 2021

I love the practicality of this course. It's not just learning theories but you actually follow along. You only need a good computer and you learn serious staff taught in the best way possible.

by SCAug 11, 2020

Thank you very much to the instructors. I liked the course but it could have been better designed. More exercises ascending from easy to hard & real and teaching quiz questions would make it perfect.

by WZNov 7, 2020

A great introduction to fitting data in python.

The core principles and measures are well explained.

The only slight minus point: No information about the interpretation of fitting parameters.

by LMMar 9, 2020

Very good course that goes straight to the main topics needed to work on data analysis using Python. This will kick start my learning process which will be followed with a lot of coding practices.

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