Welcome to Get ready for a Masters in Data Science and AI, a free two-week taster course. Over the next two weeks, we’ll be delving into some of the topics …
In this step, you’ll have an opportunity to share your report and receive feedback from your peers. Your task Share a link to your report in the comments below. Make …
As we’ve seen in the previous two steps, the way research is gathered and reported can impact its accuracy and the way the reader interprets it. We’ve looked at an …
Your task Search online for data which gives a top 10 tallest, heaviest, richest, fastest, or similar. Write some Python code to draw a bar graph with either horizontal or …
What use is storing data in variables if we don’t do anything with it? In Python, and many other programming languages, we can use operators in order to do calculations …
We often communicate complex information through pictures, diagrams, maps, plots and infographics. When starting to analyse a dataset, simple graphical plots are useful to sanity check data, look for patterns …
As this might be your first time studying with Coventry University, we’ve put together a few tips to help you get the most out of the experience. Comments FutureLearn is …
Suppose we have a question, some data, and we know a little bit of Python. How do we get our data into Python in order to start exploring it? Getting …
Congratulations on completing this week. We hope you have enjoyed exploring data science. This week we have explored: What it means to be a data scientist The importance of asking …
Congratulations on completing this week. This week, we have explored: How to load your data into Python Using mathematics in Python Building basic graphical plots in Python Statistical thinking (including …
When it comes to data, size is usually described in units of Kilobyte (KB), Megabyte (MB), Gigabyte (GB) and Terabyte (TB). What do these terms mean? Before we consider data …
Variables store information that can vary through manipulation. We use variables in our everyday life. Checking your bank balance online, for example; the balance (value) is stored in a variable. …
We’ve taken the first few steps in Python programming: breaking down an algorithm into steps that the computer can understand. Now let’s look at how data is broken down and …
We have seen that the Matplotlib Python library makes it easy to produce some basic graphical plots. So what makes for a good plot and how can a graphical plot …
Before thinking about data, it is much more important to ask the right questions. When we think of data science we often think of the data. What data do we …