SQL for Data Science

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Much of the world's data lives in databases. SQL (or Structured Query Language) is a powerful programming language that is used for communicating with and extracting various data types from databases. A working knowledge of databases and SQL is necessary to advance as a data scientist or a machine learning specialist. The purpose of this course is to introduce relational database concepts and help you learn and apply foundational knowledge of the SQL language. It is also intended to get you started with performing SQL access in a data science environment.

The emphasis in this course is on hands-on, practical learning. As such, you will work with real databases, real data science tools, and real-world datasets. You will create a database instance in the cloud. Through a series of hands-on labs, you will practice building and running SQL queries. You will also learn how to access databases from Jupyter notebooks using SQL and Python.

No prior knowledge of databases, SQL, Python, or programming is required.

What you will learn

• Explain fundamentals of databases and relational database management systems (RDBMS)
• Execute basic SQL queries using SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE
• Use string patterns and ranges to query and filter data
• Sort and group data in result sets and use built-in database functions
• Query multiple tables and compose nested SELECT statements and sub-queries
• Analyze data in a database using Python and Jupyter Notebooks

Skills you learn

• SQL (Programming Language)
• Data Science
• Jupyter
• Relational Databases
• Machine Learning
• Python (Programming Language)

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"SQL for Data Science" by edX is a foundational course in IT & Computer Science, focusing on SQL to enhance data communication and extraction skills. Ideal for aspiring data scientists, the 27-hour course offers both Starter and Professional subscription options.