The fundamentals of data science

- [Barton] We're in the midst of a new global revolution, one that is driven by and focused on the data that surrounds us and infuses everything we do from making toast, to driving cars across the country, to inventing new paradigms for social interaction. And the key to all of this is data science. I'm Barton Poulson, and in this course, we'll explore some of the ways that data science allows us to ask and answer new questions that we previously didn't even dream of. To do that, we'll see how data science connects to other data-rich fields like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and prescriptive analytics. We'll map out the fundamental practices for gathering and analyzing data, formulating rules for classification and decision making, and implementing those insights. We'll touch on some of the tools that you can use in data science, but we'll focus primarily on the meaning and the promise of data in our lives. Because this discussion focuses on ideas as opposed to specific techniques, if you want to know how you can thrive in the new world of data regardless of your technical background, you can get a better understanding of how to draw on data to do the things that are important to you and to do them more effectively and more efficiently. And so, let's get started with Data Science Foundations: Fundamentals.