Udacity Data Analyst Nanodegree
This program is part of the Data Science Core section of my Data Science Master's.
Before we begin
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Program Description
From the program website:
"We built this program with expert analysts and scientists at leading technology companies to ensure you master the exact skills necessary to build a career in data science.
Learn to clean up messy data, uncover patterns and insights, make predictions using machine learning, and clearly communicate critical findings."
Why Take This Nanodegree?
From the program website:
"The Data Analyst Nanodegree program is specifically designed to prepare you for a career in Data Science. As a Data Analyst, you are responsible for obtaining, analyzing, and effectively reporting on data insights ranging from business metrics to user behavior and product performance. This program’s curriculum was developed with leading industry partners to ensure students master the most cutting-edge curriculum. Graduates will emerge fully prepared for this amazing career."
My Review
Here is my review on Medium.
Here are the individual courses contained within the Nanodegree:
Intro to Inferential Statistics
Intro to Descriptive Statistics
Intro to Data Analysis
Data Wrangling
SQL for Data Analysis
MongoDB for Data Analysis
Data Analysis with R
Intro to Machine Learning
Data Visualization and D3.js
A/B Testing
Listed below (in alphabetical order) are the software, libraries, frameworks, etc. that are covered in the Nanodegree:
Anaconda
d3.js
dimple.js
dplyr
ggplot2
JSON
knitr
matplotlib
MongoDB
NumPy
pandas
Python
iPython Notebook
R
R Studio
scikit-learn
SQL
XML