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Learner Reviews & Feedback for The Data Scientist’s Toolbox by Johns Hopkins University

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About the Course

In this course you will get an introduction to the main tools and ideas in the data scientist's toolbox. The course gives an overview of the data, questions, and tools that data analysts and data scientists work with. There are two components to this course. The first is a conceptual introduction to the ideas behind turning data into actionable knowledge. The second is a practical introduction to the tools that will be used in the program like version control, markdown, git, GitHub, R, and RStudio....
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Foundational tools

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Introductory course

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Top reviews

LR

Sep 8, 2017

It was really insightful, coming from knowing almost nothing about statistics or experimental design, it was easy to understand while not feeling shallow. Just the right amount of information density.

NB

Jun 3, 2017

Nice Course. Basics are very well taught in this course.Thank you JHU and Coursera for this course. I have decided to donate 10% of my first salary to coursera once I am complete this and get intern.

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By Bhagyashree B

Dec 14, 2016

really interesting to study and learn new things

By David C

Aug 15, 2016

Good introductory course for the specialization.

By Caesar R A T

Aug 13, 2020

The text is too fast if you open in mobile apps

By Christine k

Apr 27, 2020

good , looking for advanced techniques to learn

By Виктория

Jan 9, 2020

Not vary informative but steel good as overview

By Arnab M

Sep 27, 2019

Pretty good but to some extent over-simplistic.

By João P F L

May 2, 2018

It was easy, because I already know some things

By Sophia B

Feb 9, 2018

Good, final exam was more indepth than lectures

By Jorge D F D

Jun 9, 2017

A little slow paced, but overall, great course!

By Dayana N

Apr 14, 2017

More exercises should be given, not just theory

By Derek N

Jan 27, 2017

Great class. Nice introduction to Data Science.

By amrita m

Jul 5, 2016

Good course for starters. Can be more detailed.

By Adinkrah D

Dec 14, 2021

The RStudio practice should be more next time.

By daniele l

Mar 16, 2020

A good introduction to the data science world!

By Marek Z

Jul 24, 2019

Nice quick overview. Good intro to Git/GitHub.

By Zaynah K

Jun 23, 2019

Needs more detailed instructions for MAC users

By Kirill Z

Mar 12, 2018

Good overall, assignments are somewhat clunky.

By Yadder A

Aug 15, 2016

It was not harder... but It is a great start.

By Shauki V

Jun 4, 2016

Good introduction to these concepts and tools.

By Ankit M

Jan 8, 2016

A good Introduction to GitHub and Data Science

By Yue W

May 17, 2021

A machine voice makes people hard to focus...

By Rohit J

Jun 5, 2020

Good Learning Experience!! Thank you Coursera

By Mario R

Jun 3, 2019

For me, i'm a newbie on DataScience, is good.

By henloy A

Apr 4, 2018

A good overview of the data scientist toolbox

By Evelyn L

Feb 25, 2018

All the materials are designed for beginners.