Intro to Analytic Thinking, Data Science, and Data Mining

About this course

Welcome to Introduction to Analytic Thinking, Data Science, and Data Mining. In this course, we will begin with an exploration of the field and profession of data science with a focus on the skills and ethical considerations required when working with data. We will review the types of business problems data science can solve and discuss the application of the CRISP-DM process to data mining efforts. A brief overview of Descriptive, Predictive, and Prescriptive Analytics will be provided, and we will conclude the course with an exploratory activity to learn more about the tools and resources you might find in a data science toolkit.

What you will learn

• The knowledge and skills needed to work in the data science profession
• How data science is used to solve business problems
• The benefits of using the cross-industry standard process for data mining (CRISP-DM)