In this course you will get an introduction to the main tools and ideas in the data scientist's toolbox. The course gives an overview of the data, questions, and tools that data analysts and data scientists work with. There are two components to this course. The first is a conceptual introduction to the ideas behind turning data into actionable knowledge. The second is a practical introduction to the tools that will be used in the program like version control, markdown, git, GitHub, R, and RStudio.
The Data Scientist’s Toolbox
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The Data Scientist’s Toolbox
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Instructors: Jeff Leek, PhD +2 more
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What you'll learn
Set up R, R-Studio, Github and other useful tools
Understand the data, problems, and tools that data analysts use
Explain essential study design concepts
Create a Github repository
Skills you'll gain
- Category: Development Environment
- Category: Data Literacy
- Category: Data Analysis
- Category: Software Versioning
- Category: Data Science
- Category: Version Control
- Category: Statistical Reporting
- Category: Software Installation
- Category: General Science and Research
Tools you'll learn
- Category: R (Software)
- Category: Git (Version Control System)
- Category: Rmarkdown
- Category: GitHub
- Category: R Programming
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WC
Reviewed on Sep 25, 2017
I really don't know much about this stuff, I think the jury's still out on whether the last four weeks will be helpful in the future. We'll see how much I think I've learned at the end of the course
AK
Reviewed on Mar 11, 2020
I would like to thank Coursera and Johns Hopkins University for the course, I learned new things in the course which I think is the next step which can help me to accomplish my future goals.Thank you.
MW
Reviewed on Sep 10, 2019
Very clear and concise and is very easy to follow for those who aren't very experienced with setting up a dev environment or git. A little on the easy side but I'm sure more challenges are to follow!