An Introductory Guide to Data Science and Machine Learning

Gain insights into data science and machine learning, explore essential concepts and libraries, and work on real-time projects to become a confident data scientist.

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There is a lot of dispersed, and somewhat conflicting information on the internet when it comes to data science, making it tough to know where to start. Don't worry. This course will get you familiar with the state of data science and the related fields such as machine learning and big data. You will be going through the fundamental concepts and libraries which are essential to solve any problem in this field. You will work on real-time projects from Kaggle while also honing your mathematical skills which will be used extensively in most problems you face. You will also be taken through a systematic approach to learning about data acquisition to data wrangling and everything in between. This is your all-in-one guide to becoming a confident data scientist.

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