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Introduction to Data Science in Python

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Updated 12/2024

Dive into data science using Python and learn how to effectively analyze and visualize your data. No coding experience or skills needed.

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Course Description

Begin your journey into Data Science! Even if you've never written a line of code in your life, you'll be able to follow this course and witness the power of Python to perform Data Science. You'll use data to solve the mystery of Bayes, the kidnapped Golden Retriever, and along the way you'll become familiar with basic Python syntax and popular Data Science modules like Matplotlib (for charts and graphs) and pandas (for tabular data).

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1

Getting Started in Python

Dive into Python

Importing Python modules

Correcting a broken import

Creating variables

Creating a float

Creating strings

Correcting string errors

Valid variable names

Fun with functions

Load a DataFrame

Correcting a function error

Snooping for suspects

2

Loading Data in pandas

What is pandas?

Loading a DataFrame

Inspecting a DataFrame

Selecting columns

Two methods for selecting columns

Correcting column selection errors

More column selection mistakes

Selecting rows with logic

Logical testing

Selecting missing puppies

Narrowing the list of suspects

3

Plotting Data with Matplotlib

Creating line plots

Working hard

Or hardly working?

Adding text to plots

Adding a legend

Adding labels

Adding floating text

Styling graphs

Tracking crime statistics

Playing with styles

Identifying Bayes' kidnapper

4

Different Types of Plots

Making a scatter plot

Charting cellphone data

Modifying a scatterplot

Making a bar chart

Build a simple bar chart

Where did the time go?

Making a histogram

Modifying histograms

Heroes with histograms

Recap of the rescue

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Saeed R.

about 1 month

It was a really great introduction to Data Science fundamentals using python. I enjoyed the recorded presentations and useful case study, that was followed throughout the session.

Jasraj J.

about 1 month

Easy course to start with if you want to know what data science is.

Alfred G.

4 months

I enjoyed the learning process and it was very beginner friendly.

Sergio M.

5 months

Awesome

Diana R.

5 months

The instructor really has pedagogic skills 🤓 This has been the only course that I managed to finish, maybe because the exercises are intuitive.

"It was a really great introduction to Data Science fundamentals using python. I enjoyed the recorded presentations and useful case study, that was followed throughout the session."

Saeed R.

"Easy course to start with if you want to know what data science is."

Jasraj J.

"I enjoyed the learning process and it was very beginner friendly."

Alfred G.

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