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NITA AccreditedAdvancedPhysical + Virtual10 daysTODS608

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

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Duration

10 days

Live instruction

Delivery

Physical + Virtual

Cohort based

Level

Advanced

Working professionals

Certification

NITA reimbursable

For Kenyan cohorts

Language

English

All materials

Overview

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
Learning outcomes

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
Course modules

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
Impact

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.

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FAQs

Common questions.

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Basic familiarity with data concepts is helpful but not required. This course covers essential data science skills needed for AI projects.

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For corporate teams

Training 10+ professionals?

We deliver Training on Data Science and Visualization for AI Projects in-house at your offices, at a venue we arrange, or fully virtual. Customise the curriculum against your KPIs, and get a bespoke price for the cohort size you need.