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Data Manipulation at Scale: Systems and Algorithms
by Bill Howe- 4.3
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Approx. 20 hours to complete
Data analysis has replaced data acquisition as the bottleneck to evidence-based decision making --- we are drowning in it. Extracting knowledge from large, heterogeneous, and noisy datasets requires not only powerful computing resources, but the programming abstractions to use them effectively. At the end of this course, you will be able to:...
Practical Predictive Analytics: Models and Methods
by Bill Howe- 4.1
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Approx. 7 hours to complete
Statistical experiment design and analytics are at the heart of data science. In this course you will design statistical experiments and analyze the results using modern methods. You will also explore the common pitfalls in interpreting statistical arguments, especially those associated with big data. Learning Goals: After completing this course, you will be able to:...
Communicating Data Science Results
by Bill Howe- 3.6
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Approx. 8 hours to complete
Important note: The second assignment in this course covers the topic of Graph Analysis in the Cloud, in which you will use Elastic MapReduce and the Pig language to perform graph analysis over a moderately large dataset, about 600GB. In order to complete this assignment, you will need to make use of Amazon Web Services (AWS)....
Data Science at Scale - Capstone Project
by Bill Howe- 4.1
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Approx. 6 hours to complete
In the capstone, students will engage on a real world project requiring them to apply skills from the entire data science pipeline: preparing, organizing, and transforming data, constructing a model, and evaluating results. Project A: Blight Fight Get the Data Understand the Domain Week 2: Derive a list of buildings Week 3: Construct a training dataset...
