The Data Mining Specialization from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on Coursera is a six-course series designed for learners with some prior experience who want to master the fundamentals of extracting insights from both structured and unstructured data. The program covers essential techniques such as pattern discovery, clustering, anomaly detection, text retrieval, natural language processing, and data visualization. A highlight of the specialization is the Capstone project, which tasks students with solving real-world data mining challenges using restaurant review data from Yelp. Courses 2–5 also serve as the lecture component of the University’s online Master of Computer Science in Data Science program, making it a strong pathway for those considering graduate study.
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