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

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.

Jul 3, 2019

Good introductory course for setting a basis for knowledge of data science and data scientists for someone who may be a novice and seeking to learn more.Good quality in terms of presentation as well.

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By In S

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Nov 30, 2019

Great, I had fun with this course.

By Patxi S

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Nov 16, 2019

Great introduction to the subject!

By Keith T

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Nov 5, 2019

A good introduction to the subject

By Farhana R

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Oct 7, 2019

it's too basic and time consuming!

By Mthembi S

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Sep 4, 2019

More than intriguing ,if possible.

By John A

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Aug 31, 2019

Great introduction to Data science

By Serena T

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Aug 14, 2019

Clear introduction to Data Science

By Navine K J

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Jul 3, 2019

thank you for the course providing

By Joshy J

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Jun 30, 2019

Great Introduction to Data science

By Umashankar K

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Jun 23, 2019

Excellent Motivation for Beginners

By Dorina R

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Jun 5, 2019

Easy to understand and to complete

By Marcela d M R T

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May 30, 2019

Thank you for a great intruduction

By Emmanuel

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Apr 25, 2019

Excellent Data Science Foundations

By Deleted A

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Mar 20, 2019

Good introduction to the industry.

By Jhon D T C

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Feb 18, 2019

Great introduction to data science

By Luciano M S

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Feb 15, 2019

Excellent IBM course. As usual !!!

By NAS I

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Dec 26, 2018

Great course ! Thanks you CoursERA

By Ricardo H

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Nov 20, 2018

Very interactive and to the point.

By German G

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Nov 1, 2018

Great introduction to data science

By Biplab D

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Mar 8, 2025

good introduction to Data Science

By Jnanesh J

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Jan 27, 2025

Thank you so much for this course

By Maung H

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Jan 5, 2025

easily to understand this course.

By Vinh T

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Dec 24, 2024

The course is really useful to me

By Anmol S

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Aug 25, 2024

A very good course for beginners!

By Moisés A

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Aug 2, 2024

good, but some content fells old.