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Learner Reviews & Feedback for What is Data Science? by IBM Skills Network

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About the Course

Do you want to know why Data Science has been labelled as the sexiest profession of the 21st century? After taking this course you will be able to answer this question, and get a thorough understanding of what is Data Science, what data scientists do, and learn about career paths in the field. The art of uncovering the insights and trends in data has been around since ancient times. The ancient Egyptians used census data to increase efficiency in tax collection and they accurately predicted the flooding of the Nile river every year. Since then, people using data to derive insights and predict outcomes 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 Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Neural Networks 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 the thriving field that is Data Science!...

Top reviews

MG

Jun 26, 2020

I throughly enjoyed the course and the fact that everything was explained thoroughly. I always enjoyed Dr. White's personal experience with Data Science as well as other Data Scientists point of view.

SB

Sep 9, 2019

Very learning experience, I am a beginner in DS, but the instructors in this course simplified the contents that made me I could easily understand, tools and materials were very helpful to start with.

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By Shifa S

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Mar 28, 2021

A theoretical course giving insight of what Data Science is all about.

By noviljohnson n

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Mar 5, 2021

Thanks to IBM and Coursera.

this is really a great introductory course.

By Kavya S

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Mar 3, 2021

Introduction to data science and the job of data scientist was

cleared

By abdelrahman k

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Nov 17, 2020

A good introduction to data science, important definitions introduced.

By Chetan S

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Apr 3, 2020

There should be some live classes on addition to pre-recorded classes.

By Akil

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Feb 15, 2020

Very simple and basic. Hope to get more in-depth later down the course

By GURUBILLI M R

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Dec 27, 2019

It would have been better if the content was more than the very basic.

By Sheldon D S

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Oct 30, 2019

Liked the honesty of Prof Haider about Data Science and turf blockers.

By Oumarous B

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May 27, 2019

A good Beginner level course to start with the world of data science.

By Mohin P

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May 20, 2019

This course gave me soft introduction about the Basics of Data Science

By Alejandro B

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Nov 23, 2018

Did not discuss applications or methods of data science in any detail.

By Anna L

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Sep 21, 2022

Good but not really the meat of data science topic I am looking for.

By Mohammad R

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Jun 21, 2022

It was a great start but I have no idea where to continue this course

By Leonardo S

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Dec 29, 2021

Useful for Understanding what is Data science and data scientist job.

By Michael C D

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Oct 7, 2020

Great warmup to what I hope will be a valuable collection of courses.

By Ayoola O

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Jul 14, 2020

The course is at a good pace and there is no pressure while studying.

By Saranya J

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Jun 26, 2020

I would suggest that some of the contents be updated every few years.

By pramod k

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May 11, 2020

The way of explaining is excellent but lack in knowledge distribution

By Israa96mhd

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Apr 7, 2020

it was intresting course,but there is subtitle problem in some videos

By Robert F

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Jan 31, 2020

A good introductory course on Data Science. Helps get one's feet wet.

By Nitin s

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Jan 1, 2020

Very good course. I would suggest to add some more informative videos

By Manikandan C

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Aug 22, 2019

Organized well to give the learner a bird's eye view of data science.

By Annette M

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Jun 30, 2019

I have gained a information that was not completely clear to me yet.

By Harshal M

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Jun 20, 2019

This introduction course helped me in strengthening my Basic concepts

By Aniket G

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Jun 5, 2019

COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE THAT IS REQUIRED FOR INTRODUCTION IN DATA SCIENCE.