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Data Science in Real Life

Executive Data Science,

Have you ever had the perfect data science experience? The data pull went perfectly. There were no merging errors or missing data. Hypotheses were clearly defined prior to analyses. Randomization was performed for the treatment of interest. The analytic plan was outlined prior to analysis and followed exactly. The conclusions were clear and actionable decisions were obvious. Has that every happened to you? Of course not. Data analysis in real life is messy. How does one manage a team facing real data analyses? In this one-week course, we contrast the ideal with what happens in real life. By contrasting the ideal, you will learn key concepts that will help you manage real life analyses. This is a focused course designed to rapidly get you up to speed on doing data science in real life. Our goal was to make this as convenient as possible for you without sacrificing any essential content. We've left the technical information aside so that you can focus on managing your team and moving it forward. After completing this course you will know how to: 1, Describe the “perfect” data science experience 2. Identify strengths and weaknesses in experimental designs 3. Describe possible pitfalls when pulling / assembling data and learn solutions for managing data pulls. 4. Challenge statistical modeling assumptions and drive feedback to data analysts 5. Describe common pitfalls in communicating data analyses 6. Get a glimpse into a day in the life of a data analysis manager. The course will be taught at a conceptual level for active managers of data scientists and statisticians. Some key concepts being discussed include: 1. Experimental design, randomization, A/B testing 2. Causal inference, counterfactuals, 3. Strategies for managing data quality. 4. Bias and confounding 5. Contrasting machine learning versus classical statistical inference Course promo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BIYmw5wnBI Course cover image by Jonathan Gross. Creative Commons BY-ND https://flic.kr/p/q1vudb

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Rating 4.1 based on 200 ratings
Length 2 weeks
Effort 1 week of study, 4-6 hours
Starts Jul 3 (44 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From Johns Hopkins University via Coursera
Instructors Roger D. Peng, PhD, Brian Caffo, PhD, Jeff Leek, PhD
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Language English
Subjects Data Science Business
Tags Data Science Data Analysis Business Leadership And Management

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Data Science in Real Life is the fourth and final course in the “Executive Data Science” specialization offered by John Hopkins University on Coursera.

Mind blowing approach was adopted especially in the basic components of Data Science in Real Life.SUGGESTION:MY PERSONAL HUMBLE REQUEST, Please make also the important components of course material as a part of this Certificate with % AGGREGATE so that it has a much more worth & impact for the courses participated.A separate Transcript must be issued with having Aggregate % Score and important Components of participated course.

Practical using the data science in real life, a lot of extending learning.

Keep it up guys ;-) Greetings from germany Perfect Data Science in Real Life is the fourth and final course in the “Executive Data Science” specialization offered by John Hopkins University on Coursera.

Data Science in Real Life is nice, succinct overview of many of the challenges you are likely to face in data projects and suggestions for overcoming them.

I give Data Science in Real Life 4 out of 5 stars: Very Good.

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can go wrong

A crash course on what can go wrong in real Data Science projects, and how to improve your chances of success.

Very Good Content I like that this course examples the many ways an experiment/analysis can go wrong and how to address these issues.

Very nice overview of what can go wrong in a data science project and what to pay attention to.

Good review of everything that can go wrong... and eventually will.

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too much

Too much theory ... Too qualitative, I would had liked some hands-on examples.

Too much theory.

Not a single practical part, soo much talk and write.Sorry would not share the course with friends, 190€ is too much for what I have just learned.

Too much focus on technicalities - not management based.

Not that engaging content.Too much theoretical approach.

I find there is too much focus on side tangents, where the instructor seems to change thoughts mid-sentence but forgets to come back to the original idea.

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executive data science

Another excellent Executive Data Science course.

Excellent A bit less engaging than the other parts of the Executive Data Science course.

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found this course

A bit difficult to understand compared with other course of the specialization, but useful I found this course used a lot of jargon without explanation.

good content but could be simplified and presented in a more focused man I found this course to be the most enjoyable and knowledge benefiting of all the courses I've taken thus far.

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really enjoyed

wonderful in all ways, I really enjoyed it!

very bad and not organised I really enjoyed the comparison of what is ideal vs. what actually happens when it comes to data science.

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real world

Brian gives clear and concise explanations of the ideal versus real world of the data science workplace.

Good course for understanding practicalities of DS in the real world.

More real world examples are required Lots of useful tips.

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great for existence human and android based life-form simulation internal lifestyle...The course improves life within the simulation 10 fold at least(when combined with the other specialization courses) ...Perfect learning tool for those who have worked professionally in research field sin our simulation and yet now have a touch of "the turrings" or you know : CBI...Special thanks to the designers of the course.Top scores for coursera.org &John Hopkins ...

these issues

Very helpful overview I really enjoyed the course :) Great that the messy reality is acknowledged and not only the perfect theoretical data science is explained, but also the things that usually go wrong (and how to mitigate these issues).Some of the quiz with "check multiple answers" didn't seem clear to me / I found opinionated.

If I'm talking to technical people who knows a lot about the topic jargon can be useful, on the other hand if jargon is not documented it can be confusing.How are we supposed to know this?This is just one example, but all the courses of the EDS specialisation had these issues.

at times

The course tests are at times partially unrelated to the content of the lessons.

But for this one, I'm giving 3 stars, not because the content is not good (it is; it provides good practical and experiential information), but rather because the material seems repetitive at times either within the same course or with topics in the other courses.

better understand

Nice course thx I missed several concepts to better understand some of the discussions and explanations.

Would be better to aim either at former DS analysts aspiring to be managers or seasoned managers trying to better understand DS.

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way too

Way too many summaries or over-views of what's to come next without really getting into the nuances of what is discussed as a course topic.

Way too much repetition of the exact same content, there is even repetition of content in this course that was presented in another one of the courses in the series.

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Rating 4.1 based on 200 ratings
Length 2 weeks
Effort 1 week of study, 4-6 hours
Starts Jul 3 (44 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From Johns Hopkins University via Coursera
Instructors Roger D. Peng, PhD, Brian Caffo, PhD, Jeff Leek, PhD
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Data Science Business
Tags Data Science Data Analysis Business Leadership And Management

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