by IBM

About this Course This capstone project course will give you a taste of what data scientists go through in real life when working with real datasets. You will assume the role of a Data Scientist working for a startup intending to compete with SpaceX, and in the process follow the Data Science methodology involving data collection, data wrangling, exploratory data analysis, data visualization, model development, model evaluation, and reporting your results to stakeholders.
You are tasked with predicting if the first stage of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will land successfully. SpaceX advertises Falcon 9 rocket launches on its website, with a cost of 62 million dollars; other providers cost upward of 165 million dollars each, much of the savings is because SpaceX can reuse the first stage. Therefore if you can accurately predict the likelihood of the first stage rocket landing successfully, you can determine the cost of a launch. With the help of your Data Science findings and models, the competing startup you have been hired by can make more informed bids against SpaceX for a rocket launch. This course is the final course in the IBM Data Science Professional Certificate as well as the Applied Data Science with Python Specialization. It is expected that you have completed all of the prior courses in the specialization/certificate before starting this one, as it requires the application of the knowledge and skills taught in those courses. In this course, there will not be too much new learning, and instead, the focus will be on hands-on work to demonstrate what you have learned in the previous courses. If you choose to take this course and earn the Coursera course certificate, you will also earn an IBM digital badge upon successful completion of the course.

Taught by:Yan Luo, Ph.D., Data Scientist and Developer IBM & Joseph Santarcangelo, Ph.D., Data Scientist at IBM IBM Developer Skills Network

Basic Info: Course 10 of 10 in the IBM Data Science Specialization Level :Intermediate Commitment :5 weeks of study, approximately 45 hours in total (10-15 hours/week for the later modules) Language:English Volunteer to translate subtitles for this course How To Pass Pass all graded assignments to complete the course.

Introduction In this capstone, we will predict if the Falcon 9 first stage will land successfully. SpaceX advertises Falcon 9 rocket launches on its website, with a cost of 62 million dollars; other providers cost upward of 165 million dollars each, much of the savings is because SpaceX can reuse the first stage. Therefore if we can determine if the first stage will land, we can determine the cost of a launch. This information can be used if an alternate company wants to bid against SpaceX for a rocket launch. In this module, you will be provided with an overview of the problem and the tools you need to complete the course.

3 videos, 1 reading, 2 practice quizzes expandweek 1 material

Graded: Graded Quiz: Data Collection API with Webscraping Graded: Graded Quiz: Data Wrangling Quiz

Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) In this module, you will collect data on the Falcon 9 first-stage landings. You will use a RESTful API and web scraping. You will also convert the data into a dataframe and then perform some data wrangling. 1 video, 2 practice quizzes expandweek 2 material

Graded: Exploratory Data Analysis using SQL Graded: Exploratory Data Analysis for Data Visualization

Interactive Visual Analytics and Dashboard In this module, you will build a dashboard to analyze launch records interactively with Plotly Dash. You will then build an interactive map to analyze the launch site proximity with Folium. 1 video, 1 practice quiz expandweek 3 material

Graded: Graded Quiz: Interactive Visual Analytics and Dashboard

Predictive Analysis (Classification) In this module, you will use machine learning to determine if the first stage of Falcon 9 will land successfully. You will split your data into training data and test data to find the best Hyperparameter for SVM, Classification Trees, and Logistic Regression. Then find the method that performs best using test data.

1 video, 1 practice quiz expandweek 4 material

Graded: Graded Quiz: Predictive Analysisis

Present Your Data-Driven Insights In this module, you will compile all of your activities into one place and deliver your data-driven insights to determine if the first stage of Falcon 9 will land successfully. 2 videos, 2 readings expandweek 5 material

Graded: Peer Review: Submit your Work and Review your Peers