Course details
Skills & Tools
Use Python to mine datasets and predict patterns.
Production Standard
Build statistical models — regression and classification — that generate usable information from raw data.
The Big Picture
Master the basics of machine learning and harness the power of data to forecast what's next.
Curriculum
Unit 1: Research Design and Exploratory Data Analysis
- What is Data Science
- Research Design and Pandas
- Statistics Fundamental I
- Statistics Fundamental II
- Instructor Choice
Unit 2: Foundations of Data Modeling
- Introduction to Regression
- Evaluating Model Fit
- Introduction to Classification
- Introduction to Logistic Regression
- Communicate Results from Logistic Regression
- Flexible Class Session
Unit 3: Data Science in the Real World
- Decision Trees and Random Forest
- Natural Language Processing
- Dimensionality Reduction
- Working with Time Series Data
- Creating Models with Time Series Data
- The Value of Databases
- Moving Forward with your Data Science Career
- Flexible Class Session
- Final Presentations
Course Location
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