Intro to Data Science
Welcome to week 1 of the Intro to data science course 🤝
This week, we will explore the fundamental concepts and techniques used in data science. We will start by understanding what data science is and its importance in today's world. We will then dive into the data science building blocks and workflows. Next, we will learn about data types and spreadsheet softwares. Furthermore, you'll learn how to use Microdoft Excel to explore, manipulate, clean, and visualize sample dataset. Finally, you'll be introduced to some data science tools.
Whatever your prior expereince, this week you'll touch on basics of data science and the tools you'll be using. You'll also start practising learning and working together. The internet is social, and technologists build it together. So, that's what you'll learn to do too.
Learning Outcomes.
After this week, you will be able to:
- Explain the basics and building blocks of data science.
- Describe different data types used in data science.
- Apply different data cleaning techniques on messy dataset.
- Generate and visualize data with Microsoft Excel.