Professional Certificate in Data Science

About this course

The HarvardX Data Science professional certificate program from Harvard University prepares you with the necessary knowledge base and useful skills to tackle real-world data analysis challenges. The program covers concepts such as probability, inference, regression, and machine learning. During the program, you’ll learn:

• Fundamental R programming skills
• Statistical concepts such as probability, inference, and modeling and how to apply them in practice
• Gain experience with the tidyverse, including data visualization with ggplot2 and data wrangling with dplyr
• Become familiar with essential tools for practicing data scientists such as Unix/Linux, git and GitHub, and RStudio
• Implement machine learning algorithms
• In-depth knowledge of fundamental data science concepts through motivating real-world case studies

The demand for skilled data science practitioners in industry, academia, and government is rapidly growing. HarvardX’s Data Science certificate prepares you with the necessary knowledge base and useful skills to tackle real-world data analysis challenges. The program covers concepts such as probability, inference, regression, and machine learning and helps you develop an essential skill set that includes R programming, data wrangling with dplyr, data visualization with ggplot2, file organization with Unix/Linux, version control with git and GitHub, and reproducible document preparation with RStudio.