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Data Science with Python: Foundations of Machine Learning
Beginner 0.7 hours English
Our recommendation
A Pluralsight course (Amber Israelsen) teaching the complete beginner workflow for solving business problems with Python and machine learning — identifying the right problem, training a model on a prepared dataset, and evaluating it. Clear and beginner-friendly, a gentle first pass at the ML process for people new to data science.
Skills you'll gain
Machine learningPythonModel trainingModel evaluationData scienceProblem framing
Is this course right for you?
A good fit if you…
You are new to ML
You want the workflow, gently
You can code a little Python
Consider something else if you…
You know ML basics
You want deep theory
You want advanced modelling
About this course
Amber Israelsen teaches the complete beginner workflow for solving business problems with Python and machine learning: identifying the right problem to solve, training a model with a prepared dataset, and evaluating how well it performs.
What you'll learn
Frame a business problem as a machine learning problem
Prepare a dataset for model training
Train a basic machine learning model in Python
Evaluate model performance using standard metrics
Understand the end-to-end ML workflow from problem to evaluation
This course includes
0.7h
On-demand video
Yes
Mobile access
English
Language
What it costs
Access comes with a Pluralsight subscription (Standard about $29/month or $299/year; Premium about $45/month or $499/year), with a 10-day free trial.
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Instructor
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Amber Israelsen
Pluralsight instructor
Amber Israelsen is a Pluralsight author focused on practical, beginner-friendly data science and Python content.
About this provider
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Pluralsight
Tech skills platform for software developers, IT ops, and security professionals.
Frequently asked questions
Yes — it teaches the complete beginner workflow for solving problems with Python and ML.
Yes — Pluralsight offers a 10-day free trial that includes the full library.
Basic Python helps, since the workflow is taught in Python.
Identifying the right problem, training a model on a prepared dataset, and evaluating it.
Pluralsight issues certificates of completion on its paid plans, but they are learning records rather than formal or accredited qualifications — the value is the skills.