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In this course, you will learn:
- The art of discovering insights and trends in data has existed since ancient times. The ancient Egyptians employed census data to improve tax collection efficiency, and they successfully anticipated the annual flooding of the Nile River.
- Since then, data scientists have established a distinct area for their work, which is known as data science. In this course, we will meet some data science practitioners and gain an understanding of what data science is today.
Syllabus:
1. Defining Data Science
- What is data science?
- There are many paths to data science
- Any advice for a new data scientist?
- What is the cloud?
- "Data Science: The Sexiest Job in the 21st Century"
2. What do data science people do?
- A day in the life of a data science person
- R versus Python?
- Data science tools and technology
- "Regression"
3. Data Science in Business
- How should companies get started in data science?
- Tips for recruiting data science people
- "The Final Deliverable"
4. Use Cases for Data Science
- Applications for data science
- "The Report Structure"
5. Data Science People
- Things data science people say
- "What Makes Someone a Data Scientist?"
