Training on Data Science and Visualization for AI Projects
Essential data science skills for AI. Learn data collection, cleaning, exploration, analysis, and visualization to extract and communicate insights.
Next intake
20 Jul 2026 · Nakuru
Duration
10 days
Live instruction
Delivery
Physical + Virtual
Cohort based
Level
Advanced
Working professionals
Certification
NITA reimbursable
For Kenyan cohorts
Language
English
All materials
About this programme
This course covers the essential data science skills needed for AI projects, including data collection, cleaning, exploration, analysis, and visualization. Participants will learn to extract insights from data, communicate findings effectively, and support AI model development through robust data science practices.
Who Should Attend:
- Data scientists and analysts
- AI and ML engineers
- IT professionals working on AI projects
- Researchers and academics
- Business intelligence and data visualization professionals
What you'll walk away with
- To build essential data science skills for AI projects
- To enable participants to explore and analyze data effectively
- To equip participants with data visualization techniques
- To build foundation for data-driven AI and decision-making
What we cover, module by module
Module 1: Data Collection, Cleaning, and Preparation
- Data sources and collection methods
- Data cleaning: handling missing values, outliers, and inconsistencies
- Data transformation and normalization
- Feature engineering for AI projects
- Data quality and validation techniques
- Case Study: Cleaning and preparing a real-world dataset
Module 2: Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)
- Importance of EDA in AI projects
- Descriptive statistics and summary measures
- Data visualization for EDA
- Identifying patterns, trends, and anomalies
- Formulating hypotheses from EDA
- Case Study: Conducting EDA on a real-world dataset
Module 3: Data Visualization Principles and Techniques
- Principles of effective data visualization
- Types of visualizations: charts, graphs, maps, and plots
- Choosing appropriate visualizations for different data types
- Creating interactive visualizations
- Visual communication and storytelling with data
- Case Study: Creating a visualization dashboard for AI insights
Module 4: Statistical Analysis for AI Projects
- Key statistical concepts for AI
- Hypothesis testing and confidence intervals
- Correlation and regression analysis
- Statistical techniques for model evaluation
- Avoiding statistical pitfalls in AI projects
- Case Study: Applying statistical analysis to an AI dataset
Module 5: Data Storytelling and Communication
- Structuring a data story
- Creating compelling data narratives
- Targeting different audiences with data insights
- Using visualizations in presentations and reports
- Best practices for data communication
- Case Study: Presenting AI insights to stakeholders
Module 6: Advanced Data Visualization Techniques
- Interactive dashboards with Plotly and Dash
- Geospatial data visualization with maps
- Time series data visualization
- Visualization for model evaluation and interpretation
- Customizing and styling visualizations
- Case Study: Building an advanced data visualization dashboard
Module 7: Data Wrangling and Transformation at Scale
- Working with large datasets efficiently
- Data aggregation and summarization
- Pivot tables and crosstabulation
- Advanced data manipulation with Pandas
- Scaling data wrangling with Dask and Spark
- Case Study: Performing data wrangling on a large dataset
Module 8: Data Visualization for Model Interpretation
- Visualizing model predictions and errors
- Feature importance visualization
- SHAP and LIME visualizations for model explanation
- Visualizing model performance metrics
- Communicating model insights with visualizations
- Case Study: Creating visualizations to explain a machine learning model
Module 9: Data Quality and Governance
- Understanding data quality dimensions
- Data quality assessment and monitoring
- Data governance frameworks and best practices
- Data lineage and provenance tracking
- Ensuring data integrity for AI projects
- Case Study: Implementing a data quality framework
Module 10: Data Science Project Management
- Managing data science projects
- Agile and iterative approaches for data science
- Collaborative workflows and tools
- Communicating project progress and results
- Ensuring reproducibility and documentation
- Case Study: Managing a data science project from start to finish
Where the change lands
Individual Impacts:
- Ability to collect, clean, and prepare data for AI
- Skills in data exploration and analysis
- Knowledge of data visualization techniques
- Expertise in communicating data insights effectively
Course Objectives:
- To build essential data science skills for AI projects
- To enable participants to explore and analyze data effectively
- To equip participants with data visualization techniques
- To build foundation for data-driven AI and decision-making
Dates and locations
Upcoming intakes
Every intake is limited to a small cohort. Booking closes when a date fills or three weeks before the start, whichever comes first.
| City | Starts | Ends | Delivery | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
NakuruNext | 20 Jul 2026 | 31 Jul 2026 | In-Person | Book |
Kigali | 20 Jul 2026 | 31 Jul 2026 | In-Person | Book |
Accra | 20 Jul 2026 | 31 Jul 2026 | In-Person | Book |
Kisumu | 27 Jul 2026 | 07 Aug 2026 | In-Person | Book |
Johannesburg | 27 Jul 2026 | 07 Aug 2026 | In-Person | Book |
Dakar | 27 Jul 2026 | 07 Aug 2026 | In-Person | Book |
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