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Dursun Delen and Julie Pai

This specialization demystifies data science and familiarizes learners with key data science skills, techniques, and concepts. The course begins with foundational concepts such as analytics taxonomy, the Cross-Industry Standard Process for Data Mining, and data diagnostics, and then moves on to compare data science with classical statistical techniques. The course also provides an overview of the most common techniques used in data science, including data analysis, statistical modeling, data engineering, manipulation of data at scale (big data), algorithms for data mining, data quality, remediation and consistency operations.

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Four courses

Intro to Analytic Thinking, Data Science, and Data Mining

Welcome to Intro to Analytic Thinking, Data Science, and Data Mining. This course explores data science, its skills, and ethical considerations. We'll review business problems data science can solve and discuss the CRISP-DM process for data mining. We'll also cover Descriptive, Predictive, and Prescriptive Analytics and explore tools and resources for data science.

Predictive Modeling, Model Fitting, and Regression Analysis

Welcome to Predictive Modeling, Model Fitting, and Regression Analysis. We will explore different approaches in predictive modeling, and discuss how a model can be either supervised or unsupervised. We will review how a model can be fitted, trained and scored to apply to both historical and future data in an effort to address business objectives.

Cluster Analysis, Association Mining, and Model Evaluation

Welcome to Cluster Analysis, Association Mining, and Model Evaluation. We will explore cluster analysis and segmentation, and discuss collaborative filtering and association rules mining. We will also explain how to evaluate a model for performance, and review the differences in analysis types and when to apply them.

Natural Language Processing and Capstone Assignment

Welcome to Natural Language Processing and Capstone Assignment. We will begin by recognizing how technical and business techniques can be used to deliver business insight, competitive intelligence, and consumer sentiment.

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