Data Analysis and Visualization with Python (Coursera)

Data Analysis and Visualization with Python (Coursera)

In this course, you will learn how to read and write data from and to a file. You will also examine how to manipulate and analyze the data using lists, tuples, dictionaries, sets, and the pandas and Matplot libraries.

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As a developer, it's important to understand how to deal with issues that could cause an application to crash. You will learn how to implement exceptions to handle these issues.
You do not need a programming or computer science background to learn the material in this course. This course is open to anyone who is interested in learning how to code and write programs in Python. We are very excited that you will be learning with us and hope you enjoy the course!
This course is part of the Python: A Guided Journey from Introduction to Application Specialization.

What you'll learn
Students will learn how to perform data analysis and visualization using python.

Syllabus

Module 1: Sequences
In this module, we will discuss lists, tuples, dictionaries and sets.

Module 2: File Input and Output
In this module, you will explore how to read in data from a file, store information to a file, and modify a file.

Module 3: Data Analysis
In this module, you will explore libraries that allow you to manipulate data.

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