Learn the basics of data and how data are used in data science.
What you'll learn:
What you'll learn:
- Learn what data are and why they are important
- Learn how data are used in data science
- Learn the types of data that exist in data science
- Learn how data are represented in a computer
- Learn how to extract information from a table of data
- Learn about the data life-cycle from data collection to action
In an information economy, data is the new oil. However, most people lack even a basic understanding of what data are and how they are used in data science. As a result, many of us will be left behind during the next industrial revolution, an information revolution.
In this course, we will learn about data as a foundation for data science. We’ll learn what data are and why they are important. In addition, we’ll learn about data types, data structures, tabular data, and the data life cycle.
By the end of this course, you’ll understand data and how data are used in data science.
