Intro to Python for Data Science
Master the basics of data analysis in Python. Expand your skill set by learning scientific computing with numpy.
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- 11 Videos
- 57 Exercises
- 1,157,967 Participants
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Filip Schouwenaars
Data Science Instructor at DataCamp
Filip is the passionate developer behind several of DataCamp's interactive courses, covering both R and Python. Under the motto 'Eat your own dog food', he has used the techniques DataCamp teaches its students to perform data analysis for DataCamp. Filip holds degrees in Electrical Engineering and Artificial Intelligence.
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Vincent Vankrunkelsven
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Patrick Varilly
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Course Description
Python is a general-purpose programming language that is becoming more and more popular for doing data science. Companies worldwide are using Python to harvest insights from their data and get a competitive edge. Unlike any other Python tutorial, this course focuses on Python specifically for data science. In our Intro to Python class, you will learn about powerful ways to store and manipulate data as well as cool data science tools to start your own analyses. Enter DataCamp’s online Python curriculum.
Master the basics of data analysis in Python. Expand your skill set by learning scientific computing with numpy.
Course Outline
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Python Basics
An introduction to the basic concepts of Python. Learn how to use Python both interactively and through a script. Create your first variables and acquaint yourself with Python's basic data types.
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Python Lists
Learn to store, access and manipulate data in lists: the first step towards efficiently working with huge amounts of data.
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Functions and Packages
To leverage the code that brilliant Python developers have written, you'll learn about using functions, methods and packages. This will help you to reduce the amount of code you need to solve challenging problems!
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NumPy
NumPy is a Python package to efficiently do data science. Learn to work with the NumPy array, a faster and more powerful alternative to the list, and take your first steps in data exploration.
Course Instructor
Filip Schouwenaars
Data Science Instructor at DataCamp
Filip is the passionate developer behind several of DataCamp's interactive courses, covering both R and Python. Under the motto 'Eat your own dog food', he has used the techniques DataCamp teaches its students to perform data analysis for DataCamp. Filip holds degrees in Electrical Engineering and Artificial Intelligence.
See MoreCollaborator(s)
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Vincent Vankrunkelsven
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Patrick Varilly
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