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Johns Hopkins University

The Data Scientist’s Toolbox

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Jeff Leek, PhD
Roger D. Peng, PhD
Brian Caffo, PhD

Instructors: Jeff Leek, PhD

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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17 hours to complete
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.6

(33,941 reviews)

17 hours to complete
3 weeks at 5 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
96%
Most learners liked this course

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

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Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

In this module, we'll introduce and define data science and data itself. We'll also go over some of the resources that data scientists use to get help when they're stuck.

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5 videos2 readings5 assignments5 plugins

In this module, we'll help you get up and running with both R and RStudio. Along the way, you'll learn some basics about both and why data scientists use them.

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5 videos6 assignments5 plugins

During this module, you'll learn about version control and why it's so important to data scientists. You'll also learn how to use Git and GitHub to manage version control in data science projects.

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4 videos5 assignments4 plugins

During this final module, you'll learn to use R Markdown and get an introduction to three concepts that are incredibly important to every successful data scientist: asking good questions, experimental design, and big data.

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4 videos5 assignments1 peer review4 plugins

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Jeff Leek, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
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