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Learner Reviews & Feedback for What is Data Science? by IBM

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About the Course

Do you want to know why data science has been labeled the sexiest profession of the 21st century? After taking this course, you will be able to answer this question, understand what data science is and what data scientists do, and learn about career paths in the field. The art of uncovering insights and trends in data has been around since ancient times. The ancient Egyptians used census data to increase efficiency in tax collection and accurately predicted the Nile River's flooding every year. Since then, people have continued to use data to derive insights and predict outcomes. Recently, they have carved out a unique and distinct field for the work they do. This field is data science. In today's world, we use Data Science to find patterns in data and make meaningful, data-driven conclusions and predictions. This course is for everyone and teaches concepts like how data scientists use machine learning and deep learning and how companies apply data science in business. You will meet several data scientists, who will share their insights and experiences in data science. By taking this introductory course, you will begin your journey into this thriving field....

Top reviews

BR

Feb 22, 2019

Excellent quality content! It's a great introductory course that really gets you interested in Data Science. I would highly recommend it to anyone curious in learning about what Data Science is about.

AP

Jan 16, 2022

I throughly enjoyed the course and the fact that everything was explained thoroughly. I always enjoyed Dr. White's personal experience with Data Science as well as other Data Scientists point of view.

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Jun 23, 2021

The course help me to build basic understanding of Data Science.

By Sagar S

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Mar 28, 2021

this course helps me to improve my knowledge about data science.

By Elizabeth P A

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Mar 26, 2021

Give you a decent orientation to what data science is all about

By aditya a

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Mar 4, 2021

amazing course for understanding the term data science in detail

By Jalil S

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Jan 26, 2021

I believe the course provides good introduction to Data Science.

By Muneeb R

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Jan 21, 2021

Excellent course for aspirants of Data Science. Thanks Coursera.

By Abdullah R

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Oct 26, 2020

Good course as an introductory lesson to the data science world.

By Rohit T

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Oct 1, 2020

Really good Course for understanding the basics of Data Science!

By Tadikonda V

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Sep 14, 2020

it is very excellent course to to learn data science from basic

By Karan K

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Aug 17, 2020

A brilliant course to get to know what data science actually is.

By Nagalakshmi J

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Jun 22, 2020

The Course was very helpful to get the insights on Data Science.

By Mostafa S

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Jun 17, 2020

this course is very interesting i am very eager to cont learning

By Victor C

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Jun 16, 2020

A excellent introduction to understand the scope of Data Science

By Rupa B L

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Jun 15, 2020

I liked the interviews from experienced professionals very much.

By Maximiliano A

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Jun 3, 2020

Es un curso muy bueno, con muy buen detalle de los temas vistos.

By Wendy A

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Jun 2, 2020

This is a mind-opener for beginners in the data science journey.

By Vivek P

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May 15, 2020

This is awesome experience, this gives me motivation to move on.

By DUBRASKA P B

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Apr 28, 2020

Very well structured and insightful orientation on Data Science.

By Douglas E

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Apr 12, 2020

I liked the format. It was informative and the pacing was good.

By Harshdeep K

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Apr 7, 2020

It's a great start in the field of data science with this course

By Manoj U

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Mar 25, 2020

perfect for beginners who want to learn data science from roots.

By Shubham N

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Mar 23, 2020

A very good introduction to the flow of what data scientists do.

By Mohamed E

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Mar 5, 2020

Very good content and interesting to follow I really enjoyed it.

By Muhamed A S A S

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Feb 22, 2020

Good tutorials with an excellent overview of data science areas.

By RAHEEL A K

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Feb 20, 2020

Excellent drafted course for basic understanding of Data Science