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.
Practical Machine Learning Overview
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Johns Hopkins University
Course 1 of 10 in the Data Science Specialization
Skills You'll Learn
Data Science, Github, R Programming, Rstudio
Reviews
AM
Jul 22, 2017
Great Primer for what Data Science is about. It also provides the infrastructure of tools needed. This was what I was after, a way to provide other data scientist hardware and infrastructure support.
WC
Sep 26, 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
From the lesson
Week 1
During Week 1, you'll learn about the goals and objectives of the Data Science Specialization and each of its components. You'll also get an overview of the field as well as instructions on how to install R.
Taught By
Jeff Leek, PhD
Associate Professor, Biostatistics
Roger D. Peng, PhD
Associate Professor, Biostatistics
Brian Caffo, PhD
Professor, Biostatistics
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