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

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.

Jul 19, 2023

Data science is to use new and old data combined with mathematics, statistics, database and other tools to discover hidden problems or insights to help us solve problems or make correct predictions

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By Bill G

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Oct 17, 2019

Good course - very interesting

By Amal

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Sep 12, 2019

great course and great content

By Florin f

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Aug 23, 2019

Clear and usefull introduction

By Ivan L I

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Jul 24, 2019

Very interesting introduction!

By Akshay S

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Jul 18, 2019

Excellent Course for begineers

By Diego L

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Jul 3, 2019

Very nice introdutory course!!

By Natchanon I

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Jul 2, 2019

Good Overview of data science!

By Igor d V C R

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Jun 27, 2019

curso introdutório muito legal

By Josh T

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Jun 24, 2019

good information for beginner.

By Bhavesh p

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Jun 23, 2019

This is very good explanation.

By Siddhant G

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May 30, 2019

very good introductory program

By Diana A

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May 10, 2019

I get a lot useful information

By Gulshan Y

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Mar 24, 2019

nice framing of this course...

By Zdravko R

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Mar 19, 2019

Very good introductory course.

By Felipe T L B

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Mar 11, 2019

Very good and clarifies a lot.

By Abhishek I

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Jan 7, 2019

Excellent introductory course.

By Christian C

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Oct 21, 2018

Very good introduction to DS !

By Hussam B

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Oct 15, 2018

Very good quality of knowledge

By Harshitha V

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Sep 21, 2018

Very informative for beginners

By MAURICIO E C K

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Aug 31, 2018

muy buena introducción al tema

By Mike M

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Jun 22, 2025

Good Overview of Data Science

By NAVEEN K R

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Feb 15, 2025

its very useful course for me

By Paul M

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Jan 8, 2025

Very clear and well presented

By JOSÉ A

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Sep 16, 2024

Incrível e muito otimizado...

By AIG S

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Sep 3, 2024

very informative and engaging