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Introduction to Data Science in Python

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Introduction to Data Science in Python

University of Michigan
About this course: This course will introduce the learner to the basics of the
python programming environment, including how to download and install python,
expected fundamental python programming techniques, and how to find help with
python programming questions. The course will also introduce data manipulation
and cleaning techniques using the popular python pandas data science library and
introduce the abstraction of the DataFrame as the central data structure for data
analysis. The course will end with a statistics primer, showing how various statistical
measures can be applied to pandas DataFrames. By the end of the course, students
will be able to take tabular data, clean it, manipulate it, and run basic inferential
statistical analyses. This course should be taken before any of the other Applied
Data Science with Python courses: Applied Plotting, Charting & Data Representation
in Python, Applied Machine Learning in Python, Applied Text Mining in Python,
Applied Social Network Analysis in Python.
Who is this class for: This course is part of Applied Data Science with Python and
is intended for learners who have basic python or programming background, and
want to apply statistics, machine learning, information visualization, social network
analysis, and text analysis techniques to gain new insight into data. Only minimal
statistics background is expected, and the first course contains a refresh of these
basic concepts. There are no geographic restrictions. Learners with a formal
training in Computer Science but without formal training in data science will still
find the skills they acquire in these courses valuable in their studies and careers.

Created by: University of Michigan

Taught by: Christopher Brooks

Level Intermediate
Language English
How To Pass all graded assignments to complete the
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
Week 1
In this week you'll get an introduction to the field of data science, review common
Python functionality and features which data scientists use, and be introduced to
the Coursera Jupyter Notebook for the lectures. All of the course information on
grading, prer... More
11 videos, 2 readings
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Graded: Week One Quiz
WEEK 2
Week 2
In this week of the course you'll learn the fundamentals of one of the most
important toolkits Python has for data cleaning and processing -- pandas. You'll
learn how to read in data into DataFrame structures, how to query these structures,
and the details abo... More
8 videos
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Graded: Assignment 2 Submission
WEEK 3
Week 3
In this week you'll deepen your understanding of the python pandas library by
learning how to merge DataFrames, generate summary tables, group data into
logical pieces, and manipulate dates. We'll also refresh your understanding of
scales of data, and discuss ... More
6 videos
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Graded: Assignment 3 Submission
WEEK 4
Week 4
In this week of the course you'll be introduced to a variety of statistical techniques
such a distributions, sampling and t-tests. The majority of the week will be
dedicated to your course project, where you'll engage in a real-world data cleaning
activity and... More
4 videos
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Graded: Assignment 4 Submission

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world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying
knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who
will challenge the present and enrich the future.
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 of 1,764 ratings

Great class, not overwhelming, right pace to learn when you are working a day job.

Great course. I enjoyed from beginning till end. Lectures are very clear and
assignments focused on based on real data. Thanks a lot.
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Challenging and fun course. I can see how powerful this methodology can be.

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