Data Science Research Methods
R Edition
Data scientists are often trained in the analysis of data. However, the goal of data science is to produce good understanding of some problem or idea and build useful models on this understanding. Because of the principle of "garbage in, garbage out," it is vital that the data scientist know how to evaluate the quality of information that comes into a data analysis. This is especially the case when data are collected specifically for some analysis (e.g., a survey).
In this course, you will learn the fundamentals of the research process--from developing a good question to designing good data collection strategies to putting results in context. Although the data scientist may often play a key part in data analysis, the entire research process must work cohesively for valid insights to be gleaned.
Developed as a language with statistical analysis and modeling in mind, R has become an essential tool for doing real-world Data Science. With this edition of Data Science Research Methods, all of the labs are done with R, while the videos are tool-agnostic. If you prefer your Data Science to be done with Python, please see Data Science Research Methods: Python Edition.
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Length | 6 weeks |
Effort | 2 - 3 hours per week |
Starts | Apr 1 (214 weeks ago) |
Cost | $99 |
From | Microsoft via edX |
Instructors | Ben Olsen, Tom Carpenter |
Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
Language | English |
Subjects | Programming Data Science |
Tags | Computer Science Data Analysis & Statistics |
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Rating | Not enough ratings |
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Length | 6 weeks |
Effort | 2 - 3 hours per week |
Starts | Apr 1 (214 weeks ago) |
Cost | $99 |
From | Microsoft via edX |
Instructors | Ben Olsen, Tom Carpenter |
Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
Language | English |
Subjects | Programming Data Science |
Tags | Computer Science Data Analysis & Statistics |
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