Corso Introduction to Statistics for Data Science

Course delivered in English
Lessons: 4
Level: Beginner
Access: Free Online Course (Audit)

This course teaches basic statistical concepts and practices used in data science. It explores how data can be summarized, compared, and analyzed for patterns. The course also covers the misuse of statistics and how it can lead to misunderstandings or distortions. Overall, it aims to help you understand and apply statistics in your daily life.

Content

1. Introduction to Statistics
2. Numbers in Everyday Life
3. Use and Abuse of Numbers
4. Bias
5. Different Kinds of Analytic Approaches
6. Downloads
7. Quiz

Learning objectives

After completing this course, business users, data analysts, and data scientists will be able to:

• Understand basic statistical concepts and practices in data science.
• Recognize and address the misuse and abuse of statistics.
• Summarize and compare data distributions.
• Find patterns in data and explain relationships between variables.

Roles

Business User, Data Analyst, Data Scientist

Prerequisites

Basic numeracy

Additional information

This course was initially offered on openSAP from Oct 8, 2019 to Nov 27, 2019. It is now available on SAP Learning as a free, self-paced course.

This course is therefore managed by the external partner SAP Learning as a free, self-paced course. In order to take this course you will need to register on their Academy platform where you can take advantage of this and many other courses on offer. 

Once you have finished the course, go back to the course page in Guilds42 to upload proof of completion (jpg / png / pdf). Your document will be evaluated and if appropriate and verifiable, you will find this certification validated in the dashboard.