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The Data Scientist’s Toolbox

In this course you will get an introduction to the main tools and ideas in the data scientist's toolbox. The course gives an overview of the data, questions,...
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The Data Scientist’s Toolbox
Platform: Coursera
Video: 2h 16m
Language: English

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About the course

In this course you will get an introduction to the main tools and ideas in the data scientist’s toolbox. The course gives an overview of the data, questions, and tools that data analysts and data scientists work with. There are two components to this course. The first is a conceptual introduction to the ideas behind turning data into actionable knowledge. The second is a practical introduction to the tools that will be used in the program like version control, markdown, git, GitHub, R, and RStudio.

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The average price is $8.1 of 559 Data Analysis courses. So this course is 100% cheaper than the average Data Analysis course on Coursera.

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Are there any financial aid for this course?

YES, you can get a scholarship or Financial Aid for Coursera courses. The first step is to fill out an application about your educational background, career goals, and financial circumstances. Learn more about financial aid on Coursera.

Who will teach this course? Can I trust Jeff Leek, PhD?

Jeff Leek, PhD has created 28 courses that got 4,009 reviews which are generally positive. Jeff Leek, PhD has taught 1,361,630 students and received a 4.49 average review out of 4,009 reviews. Depending on the information available, we think that Jeff Leek, PhD is an instructor that you can trust.
Bloomberg School of Public Health
Johns Hopkins University
Jeff Leek
is an Assistant Professor of
Biostatistics
at the
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
and co-editor of the
Simply Statistics
Blog. He received his Ph.D. in Biostatistics from the University of Washington and is recognized for his contributions to genomic data analysis and statistical methods for personalized medicine. His data analyses have helped us understand the molecular mechanisms behind brain development, stem cell self-renewal, and the immune response to major blunt force trauma. His work has appeared in the top scientific and medical journals Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Genome Biology, and PLoS Medicine. He created Data Analysis as a component of the year-long statistical methods core sequence for Biostatistics students at Johns Hopkins. The course has won a teaching excellence award, voted on by the students at Johns Hopkins, every year Dr. Leek has taught the course.

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Platform: Coursera
Video: 2h 16m
Language: English

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