Beginner trackData Analyst
Introduction to Data and Data Science
Start here if you have never worked with data. 29 short video lessons in 5 chapters explain what data is, where it comes from, how analysts, data scientists and engineers work together, which tools they use, and why ethics and privacy matter.
Omar ToodLead Instructor & Researcher 29 lessons 3 hours 5 modules
What you'll learn
- Explain what data is and tell its main types, sources and formats apart
- Judge whether a dataset is good enough to trust
- Follow data through its life, from collection to decision
- Tell data analysis, data science, machine learning and data engineering apart
- Understand how a data pipeline moves data to where it is used
- Recognise the tools data teams use and why their work is done in code
- Spot privacy, consent, bias and fairness risks when working with data
- Walk through the journey of one record from start to finish
Course content
5 modules29 lessons3 hours total
- 01Course WelcomeFree preview5:00
- 02Chapter 1 Opener: What Is Data?Free preview5:47
- 03What Is Data?6:34
- 04Types of Data7:21
- 05Sources and Formats of Data8:08
- 06Data Quality5:45
- 07The Data Lifecycle6:32
- 08Big Data7:19
- 09Why Data Matters8:06