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Customer Segmentation in Python

4.8(165) on DataCamp
Intermediate 4 hours English Course Certificate
Our recommendation
A DataCamp course covering three real-world segmentation techniques in sequence — cohort analysis, RFM scoring, and clustering. Hands-on in Python, it gives marketers and analysts practical, interpretable ways to group customers. Best for people with some Python who want applied segmentation skills.

Good for: Practical customer segmentation techniques in Python.

Less suitable if: You lack Python basics or want a no-code approach.

Skills you'll gain

Customer segmentationCohort analysisRFMClusteringPythonMarketing analytics

Is this course right for you?

A good fit if you…

You know some Python
You want to segment customers
You are in marketing or analytics

Consider something else if you…

You lack Python basics
You want a no-code approach
You already segment customers

Requirements: Python and basic data-analysis familiarity.

Realistic time: Around 4 hours.

About this course

Customer Segmentation in Python covers three real-world segmentation techniques in sequence: cohort analysis to track customer trends over time, RFM (recency, frequency, monetary value) scoring to build interpretable segments, and k-means clustering to make those segments more powerful using a real anonymized retailer transaction dataset.

What you'll learn

Run cohort analysis to track customer acquisition and retention
Build RFM (recency, frequency, monetary) customer segments
Preprocess data for clustering: scaling, skewness correction
Apply k-means clustering to segment customers
Visualize and interpret segments with snake plots and heatmaps
Build an end-to-end segmentation solution on real transaction data

This course includes

4h
On-demand video
Yes
Certificate
Yes
Mobile access
English
Language

What it costs

DataCamp runs on a subscription — roughly $14/month billed annually (more month-to-month), with the first chapter of each course free to try. A certificate of completion is included with the subscription.

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Taught by DataCamp's marketing analytics curriculum team.

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Frequently asked questions

Cohort analysis, RFM (recency, frequency, monetary) scoring, and clustering — three practical segmentation methods.
Yes — it is hands-on in Python.
Yes — the first chapter is free; the rest needs a DataCamp subscription.
Around four hours.
Yes — a DataCamp certificate of completion is included with the subscription, as a learning record.
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