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Perform an Initial Data Analysis
- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 4 Sequences
- Introductive Level
Course details
Syllabus
Part 1 - Cleanse Your Data Set
1. Get the Most Out of This Course
2. Identify Different Types of Errors
3. Deal with Missing Attributes, Outliers, and Duplicates
4. Cleanse Your Dataset using Python
Quiz: Check Your Knowledge About Cleansing a Dataset
Part 2 - Represent the Different Types of Variables
1. Adopt the Basic Terminology Used in Statistics
2. Discover the Four Variable Types
3. Represent the Empirical Distribution of a Variable
4. Represent Variables in the Form of a Table
Quiz: Check Your Knowledge About Representing Variables
Part 3 - Perform Univariate Analyses
1. Understand the Purpose of Univariate Analysis
2. Calculate Measures of Central Tendency
3. Calculate the Value Spread in your Data
4. Calculate Measures of Shape
5. Explore Measures of Concentration
Quiz: Check your Knowledge About Performing a Univariate Analysis
Part 4 - Perform Bivariate Analyses
1. Understand the Purpose of Bivariate Analysis
2. Find Correlations in your Data
3. Analyze Correlations between Two Quantitative Variables
4. Analyze Two Quantitative Variables using Linear Regression
5. Analyze One Quantitative and One Qualitative Variable using ANOVA
6. Analyze Two Qualitative Variables using the Chi-Square Test
7. Get Some Practice Performing Bivariate Analyses
Certificate
Prerequisite
To succeed in this course, you will need a basic knowledge of Python. If you are unfamiliar with this programming language, we highly encourage you to take the following courses: Learn Python Basics for Data Analysis and Use Python Libraries for Data Science.
Instructors
Nicolas Rangeon
Nicolas Rangeon, Data scientist, instructor & Computer engineer (Université de Technologie de Compiègne)
Ad Prewitt
Dr. Anderson D. Prewitt (@dradprewitt) currently works as a data scientist and strategy consultant. He is the founder of Prewitt Solutions.
Editor
OpenClassrooms (formerly Le site du Zéro or SdZ) is a website that offers courses about computer science and entrepreneurship. Online courses can be made both by site staff, professors of universities or colleges partner as by its members.
Today, courses are available in several formats: MOOC (Massive Open Online Course), web text, e-book, book and video. The company delivers certifications for certain courses, including one recognized by the state in partnership with IESA multimedia.
Platform
OpenClassrooms (formerly Le site du Zéro or SdZ) is a website that offers courses about computer science and entrepreneurship. Online courses can be made both by site staff, professors of universities or colleges partner as by its members.
Today, courses are available in several formats: MOOC (Massive Open Online Course), web text, e-book, book and video. The company delivers certifications for certain courses, including one recognized by the state in partnership with IESA multimedia.