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Learner Reviews & Feedback for The Data Scientist’s Toolbox by Johns Hopkins University

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About the Course

In this course you will get an introduction to the main tools and ideas in the data scientist's toolbox. The course gives an overview of the data,
questions, and tools that data analysts and data scientists work with. There are two components to this course. The first is a conceptual
introduction to the ideas behind turning data into actionable knowledge. The second is a practical introduction to the tools that will be used in
the program like version control, markdown, git, GitHub, R, and RStudio.
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Foundational tools

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Introductory course

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Apr 23, 2018

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This course was a good intro especially in setting all the necessary software for future courses. I suggest to read the manuals, books and other readings the profs suggest. The resources are helpful.

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Nice Course. Basics are very well taught in this course.Thank you JHU and Coursera for this course. I have decided to donate 10% of my first salary to coursera once I am complete this and get intern.

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Jul 6, 2017

I am very excited to continue this track and learn as much as possible.

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By Jeff H

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Jul 5, 2017

Great introduction to data science and Git will be very helpful as well

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By Sandeep M S

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May 30, 2017

Exciting to be part of this course and the Data Science Specialization.

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By Kenneth J

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Jan 19, 2017

Really enjoyed this introductory course. Good exposure for a beginner.

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Jan 12, 2017

The course is very explanatory and collaborative to learn. I loved it.

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Nov 20, 2016

Good to give you and overview of what this course is going to take you!

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By Robert L G I

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Apr 17, 2016

This course is an excellent introduction to the basics of data science!

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Mar 17, 2016

This class makes the whole pictures of R clearly and simply understood.

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By zunair j

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Nov 15, 2022

Being a statisticain this course is very helpfull to bright my skills.

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By Vidya P

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Jan 9, 2022

It was a great experience walking through the data scientist's toolbox

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By David P

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Oct 14, 2020

Very useful course that makes you look deeper into the subject studied

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By Marcelo P M

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Aug 18, 2020

Muy bueno el contenido y explicacion para lo susurarios principiantes

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By Daniela E

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Aug 12, 2020

great starting point for people who want to learn to use R and RStudio

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Jul 24, 2020

Buen curso, completo y muy claro. La modalidad facilitó mi aprendizaje

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By Rajesh A L

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Apr 19, 2020

Excellent Course. Good to have hands-on exposure on R-Studio & GitHub.

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Jan 4, 2020

Great course to get familiar with tools used by modern data scientists

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By Quentin Z

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Sep 30, 2019

It helps me gain basic knowledge about R and other data science tools.

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By Vivek S S

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Jul 31, 2018

It's my start towards a new career , Thanks to all for your guidance .

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Apr 11, 2018

It is very useful, but it can contains githud desk application as well

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By Rahul P

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Oct 6, 2017

Well said right at start it all about intro. I 'm happy what I learned

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By Monica Y

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Jul 14, 2017

A good introduction for people who just enter the door of data science

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By Shivam S

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Jul 3, 2017

This is an amazing course created by John Hopkins. I loved taking it.

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Feb 23, 2017

The tutorials have the ideal information about the data science course

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Jan 26, 2017

Really nice intro to a specialization I'm looking forward to!! Cheers!

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Dec 9, 2016

good initiation for those who want to begin in data science experience

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