Basic Data Processing and Visualization

This is the first course in the four-course specialization Python Data Products for Predictive Analytics, introducing the basics of reading and manipulating datasets in Python. In this course, you will learn what a data product is and go through several Python libraries to perform data retrieval, processing, and visualization. This course will introduce you to the field of data science and prepare you for the next three courses in the Specialization: Design Thinking and Predictive Analytics fo

• Develop data strategy and process for how data will be generated, collected, and consumed
• Load and process formatted datasets such as CSV and JSON
• Deal with data in various formats (e.g. timestamps, strings) and filter and clean datasets by removing outliers
• Gain basic experience with data processing libraries and data ingestion methods