Module 01
Data analysis foundations and tooling
The bootcamp's opening course: what data analysis actually involves, the tool stack you will live in, and how to pull real data from public APIs.
Outcome
What you will be able to do
You can set up a working notebook environment and load real financial, economic and development data into pandas.
Lessons
Work through these in order
- 01Introduction to Data AnalysisThere are many approaches and techniques to Data Analysis that are used in carrying out different businesses, sciences and research work. In business today, data analysis plays a vital role in… 8 min
- 02Tools in Data ScienceSome of the popular data science tools that are listed below: 8 min
- 03Overview of Jupyter NotebookLet’s take a look at the basic overview of the Jupyter notebook. 8 min
- 04Cell MenuWith the cell menu we can run the code in the cells. Also has option to run all the code in each and every cell at one shot which gives the output of the code in all cells. We can make a cells appear… 8 min
- 05Google ColaboratoryColab is a free platform for running Jupyter notebooks in the cloud. Before getting started, it is better for us to know that Python and all its major data analysis libraries are already installed.… 8 min
- 06Yahoo Finance APIYahoo finance allows users to access the stock quotes, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, international market data and so on. In order to access this resource, we, first, will install… 8 min
- 07Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)Using FRED API, we are allowed to retrieve economic data from the FRED website hosted by the Economic Research Division of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. 8 min
- 08World Bank DataEventually, I would like to introduce another database called World Bank Database, which is quite comprehensive and include many development indicators. It is free and open access to global… 8 min
Assessment
Module quiz — 70% to pass
6 questions mixing concept checks and short code-output problems. Graded on the server with per-question explanations afterwards, unlimited retakes, and a badge with a verification code the moment you pass.