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Data Science for Beginners

Microsoft's free 10-week, 20-lesson open curriculum introducing data science.

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About this course

An open-source curriculum from Microsoft Cloud Advocates with quizzes, assignments and notebooks. Lessons introduce data ethics, working with relational and non-relational data, Python and pandas, visualization, the data science lifecycle and data science in the cloud.

Best for: Beginners and teachers who want a structured, free intro.

What you will be able to do

  • Explain what data science is and its ethics
  • Work with different kinds of data
  • Visualize data
  • Describe the data science lifecycle

Syllabus and your progress

Tick modules off as you finish them on Microsoft (open-source curricula).

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Plan your pace

At 4 hours a week you would finish in about 10 weeks, using the course time estimate above.

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Cost and certificate

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The curriculum itself has no certificate.

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Quick answers

Is Data Science for Beginners really free?
Yes, the course material is free on Microsoft (open-source curricula). The curriculum itself has no certificate.
How long does Data Science for Beginners take?
Plan for about 40 hrs in total (Microsoft describes it as 10 weeks and 20 lessons; hours are an editorial estimate.). It is self-paced, so you can go faster or slower.
Do I need experience before Data Science for Beginners?
No. It is a beginner course with no prerequisites listed.

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