By now you have definitely heard about data science and big data. In this one-week class, we will provide a crash course in what these terms mean and how they play a role in successful organizations. This class is for anyone who wants to learn what all the data science action is about, including those who will eventually need to manage data scientists. The goal is to get you up to speed as quickly as possible on data science without all the fluff. We've designed this course to be as convenient as possible without sacrificing any of the essentials.

A Crash Course in Data Science

A Crash Course in Data Science
This course is part of Executive Data Science Specialization



Instructors: Jeff Leek, PhD
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What you'll learn
Describe Data Science’s role in various contexts
Understand how Statistics and Machine Learning affect Data Science
Use the key terms used by data scientist
Predict whether a Data Science project will be successful
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Reviewed on Dec 30, 2015
I enjoyed this class very much. It was concise, precise, and digestible. Not to mention the instructors kept it lively though out the course. Thank you for such an informative course.
Reviewed on Oct 22, 2016
This was really a crash course in various aspects of data science, with words being thrown around and defined for a lay person like myself. Overall, this was a good course for beginners.
Reviewed on Jan 9, 2020
Thanks folks! This was a fun course to do. Although I had a reasonable idea about the topics covered, it did a good job consolidating everything into something that is applicable to
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