To keep pace with the ever-changing landscape of data and its related fields, the handling and analysis of data have become increasingly important. That's why data science has become such a rapidly growing field, attracting millions of people who want to learn and master the subject.
Data Science is the study of information, its origins, meaning, and how it can be transformed into valuable resources and inputs to inform business and IT strategies. In this course, you will learn what data science is and why it's crucial in today's technology-driven world.
You will be introduced to the life cycle of data, the basics of statistics and time series analysis, as well as databases like SQL and NoSQL. After gaining an understanding of data, you will learn how to handle large amounts of data using Big Data techniques. This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the world of Data Science and its related topics.
Dr. Abhinanda Sarkar, Ph.D. from Stanford University and former MIT faculty, teach the course. He is the Academic Director at Great Learning for the Data Science and Machine Learning programs.