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Understanding and Visualizing Data with Python
Understanding and Visualizing Data with Python
This course is part of Statistics with Python Specialization
Instructors: Brenda Gunderson
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What you'll learn
Properly identify various data types and understand the different uses for each
Create data visualizations and numerical summaries with Python
Communicate statistical ideas clearly and concisely to a broad audience
Identify appropriate analytic techniques for probability and non-probability samples
Skills you'll gain
- Seaborn
- Scientific Visualization
- Statistical Visualization
- Data Visualization
- Sampling (Statistics)
- Matplotlib
- Data Visualization Software
- Jupyter
- Statistical Programming
- Python Programming
- Statistical Inference
- Statistical Methods
- Probability & Statistics
- Plot (Graphics)
- Statistical Analysis
- Descriptive Statistics
- Data Literacy
- Statistics
- Data Analysis
- Exploratory Data Analysis
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This course is part of the Statistics with Python Specialization
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MR
5
Reviewed on Jun 3, 2020
SD
5
Reviewed on Jun 7, 2021
A very well explained and well-structered course. I highly recommend to those who want learn statistics along with python programming. This course majorly focuses on the visualization aspect.
LV
5
Reviewed on Sep 29, 2021
I've learned so much about the Python programming as well as general statistical skills. This course also lead me to change my initial university's major from Finance to Data Science.
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