Course Overview
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the foundational concepts, techniques, and tools used in the field of data science. This course is designed to help participants understand the data science workflow, including data collection, data cleaning, data visualization, statistical analysis, machine learning, and interpretation of results. Through hands-on exercises, participants will gain practical experience with popular data science tools like Python, R, and SQL, and will learn how to apply data science techniques to real-world problems.
Course Duration
10 Days
Who Should Attend
- Aspiring data scientists and analysts.
- Professionals looking to transition into data science roles.
- Researchers and academics interested in data analysis.
- Students in STEM fields seeking to broaden their skills.
- Business professionals who want to leverage data for decision-making.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Define data science and understand its role in various industries
- Explore the data science lifecycle and its key stages
- Apply statistical concepts to data analysis
- Utilize data manipulation and cleaning techniques
- Create effective data visualizations to communicate insights
- Perform exploratory data analysis to uncover patterns and trends
- Build predictive models using basic machine learning algorithms
- Communicate data-driven insights to stakeholders
Course Outline:
Module 1: Introduction to Data Science
- What is data science?
- The role of data science in business and society
- The data science lifecycle
- Essential tools and technologies for data scientists
Module 2: Data Collection and Preparation
- Data sources and types
- Data quality assessment and cleaning
- Data integration and transformation
- Data exploration and visualization
Module 3: Statistical Foundations
- Descriptive statistics (mean, median, mode, standard deviation)
- Probability and distributions
- Hypothesis testing
- Correlation and regression analysis
Module 4: Data Manipulation with Python
- Introduction to Python programming
- NumPy for numerical computations
- Pandas for data manipulation and analysis
Module 5: Data Visualization
- Principles of effective data visualization
- Creating various chart types (bar charts, histograms, scatter plots, etc.)
- Interactive visualizations
- Storytelling with data
Module 6: Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)
- Techniques for exploring data
- Identifying patterns, trends, and anomalies
- Feature engineering
Module 7: Machine Learning Basics
- Introduction to machine learning
- Supervised and unsupervised learning
- Model evaluation metrics
- Overfitting and underfitting
Module 8: Predictive Modeling
- Linear regression
- Logistic regression
- Decision trees
- Model selection and tuning
Module 9: Data Ethics and Privacy
- Ethical considerations in data science
- Data privacy and security
- Bias in data and algorithms
Module 10: Data Science Projects and Case Studies
- End-to-end data science project lifecycle
- Case studies from different industries
- Building a data science portfolio
