You’re almost there! This is the seventh and final course of the Google Advanced Data Analytics Certificate. In this course, you have the opportunity to complete an optional capstone project that includes key concepts from each of the six preceding courses. During this capstone project, you'll use your new skills and knowledge to develop data-driven insights for a specific business problem.
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Google Advanced Data Analytics Capstone
This course is part of Google Advanced Data Analytics Professional Certificate
Instructor: Google Career Certificates
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Examine data to identify patterns and trends
Build models using machine learning techniques
Create data visualizations
Explore career resources
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There are 3 modules in this course
To start, you’ll be provided with an overview of the optional capstone project and how it differs from the end-of-course projects. You’ll also receive helpful suggestions for successfully completing the capstone project. Finally, you'll learn how to incorporate your completed capstone project into your professional portfolio.
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3 videos5 readings3 quizzes2 ungraded labs
You’ll review data-focused career resources designed to help you effectively navigate the job market. You'll also get useful tips for polishing your resume and preparing for interviews.
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10 videos7 readings4 quizzes
You’ll complete the final tasks necessary to earn your Google Advanced Data Analytics Certificate badge. Congratulations!
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Frequently asked questions
Organizations of all types and sizes have business processes that generate massive volumes of data. Every moment, all sorts of information gets created by computers, the internet, phones, texts, streaming video, photographs, sensors, and much more. In the global digital landscape, data is increasingly imprecise, chaotic, and unstructured. As the speed and variety of data increases exponentially, organizations are struggling to keep pace.
Data science and advanced data analytics are part of a field of study that uses raw data to create new ways of modeling and understanding the unknown. To gain insights, businesses rely on data professionals to acquire, organize, and interpret data, which helps inform internal projects and processes. Data scientists and advanced data analysts rely on a combination of critical skills, including statistics, scientific methods, data analysis, and artificial intelligence.
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Data professionals are responsible for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting large amounts of data within a variety of different organizations. The role of a data professional is defined differently across companies. Generally speaking, data professionals possess technical and strategic capabilities that require more advanced analytical skills such as data manipulation, experimental design, predictive modeling, and machine learning. They perform a variety of tasks related to gathering, structuring, interpreting, monitoring, and reporting data in accessible formats, enabling stakeholders to understand and use data effectively. Ultimately, the work of data professionals helps organizations make informed, ethical decisions.
Large volumes of data — and the technology needed to manage and analyze it — are becoming increasingly accessible. Because of this, there has been a surge in career opportunities for people who can tell stories using data, such as senior data analysts and data scientists. These professionals collect, analyze, and interpret large amounts of data within a variety of different organizations. Their responsibilities require advanced analytical skills such as data manipulation, experimental design, predictive modeling, and machine learning.