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Getting Started Off-Platform for Data Science

Learn how to setup Jupyter Notebooks and PostGRESQL and run data science projects on your own computer locally!

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  • Skill level

    Beginner

  • Time to complete

    Average based on combined completion rates — individual pacing in lessons, projects, and quizzes may vary
     
    1 hour

  • Projects

    2

  • Prerequisites

    None

About this course

This course prepares you to work with data science tools on your local machine. You’ll learn how to navigate the command line, set up Jupyter Notebooks, install PostgreSQL, and manage version control with Git. By the end, you’ll be ready to start building data science projects on your computer.

Skills you'll gain

  • Use the Command Line effectively

  • Set up and use Jupyter Notebooks

  • Manage databases with PostgreSQL

  • Utilize Git workflow for version control

  • Set up and work with integrated development environments

Syllabus

1 lesson • 2 projects • 1 quiz

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Ada Morse
Data Science Instructional Designer at Codecademy
Ada is a Data Science Instructional Designer at Codecademy. Her background is in mathematics, with a Ph.D. focused on the design of self-assembling DNA nanostructures. Ada has worked on courses across our Data Science catalog, covering topics including Python, Excel, and Data Engineering.
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  • The tech we use every day creates huge amounts of data, and data science allows us to put it to good use. By combining software engineering, statistics, and probability, we can analyze and visualize data to find valuable insights, better understand trends and relationships, and predict future events and outcomes.

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