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Data Science Essentials

by Microsoft Team · edX

4.4
(3,500 reviews)
100K+ enrolled6 weeksUpdated 2024-05

What You'll Learn

Understand the fundamentals and key concepts of data science
Apply data science techniques to solve real-world problems
Understand the fundamentals and key concepts of statistics
Apply statistics techniques to solve real-world problems
Understand the fundamentals and key concepts of data analysis
Apply data analysis techniques to solve real-world problems

About This Course

Microsoft course covering data exploration, statistical testing, probability distributions, and basic ML with Azure ML.

Curriculum

Module 1: Data science & Statistics
6 lessons
  • Introduction to data science
  • Data science in Practice
  • Hands-on Exercise: Data science
  • Introduction to statistics
  • Statistics in Practice
  • Hands-on Exercise: Statistics
Module 2: Data analysis & Probability
6 lessons
  • Introduction to data analysis
  • Data analysis in Practice
  • Hands-on Exercise: Data analysis
  • Introduction to probability
  • Probability in Practice
  • Hands-on Exercise: Probability
Module 3: Azure ML
3 lessons
  • Introduction to Azure ML
  • Azure ML in Practice
  • Hands-on Exercise: Azure ML

Instructor

Microsoft Team

Instructor at edX

4.4rating
100K+ students

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Completely free to access
  • High-quality video lectures
  • Taught by Microsoft Team
  • Well-structured curriculum

Cons

  • No certificate provided
  • May be too basic for experienced practitioners
  • Self-paced requires discipline