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Data Science: Building Machine Learning Models
4.4133 ratingsBuild a movie recommendation system and learn the science behind one of the most popular and successful data science techniques.
Overview
Study how first-person testimonial by incarcerated people writing about their experience inside—prisoner witness—can help us in understanding the American prison system.
What you'll learn
- How first-person testimonial by incarcerated people can help us understand the American prison system
- A survey of the history of the U.S. prison system 1790 - 2015.
- Explore the issues raised by the rise of the nation’s mass-incarceration regime
Skills you'll practise
Advantages and disadvantages
Advantages
- University courses you can audit for free, with lectures, readings and practice quizzes.
- A verified certificate from the university if you pay for it.
Disadvantages
- Graded assignments and the certificate need the paid track.
- Audit access can expire a few weeks after the course ends.
- Learning is free, but the certificate costs money.
- Some parts (graded work, certificate) are paid.
- Runs on fixed dates, so you may have to wait for the next run.
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Free to audit
- Free: Choose "Audit this course" when you enrol: lectures, readings and practice are free.
- Paid: Graded assignments and the verified certificate. Audit access may end after the course closes.
Before you start
None.
Taught by
- Doran Larson
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