{"id":1919,"date":"2023-07-27T16:23:10","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T16:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"\/wolfram-u\/?post_type=certifications&#038;p=1919"},"modified":"2026-06-24T16:50:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T16:50:15","slug":"level2-multiparadigm-data-science","status":"publish","type":"certifications","link":"https:\/\/www.wolfram.com\/wolfram-u\/certifications\/level2-multiparadigm-data-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Applied Expertise in Multiparadigm Data Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Applied Expertise in<br>Multiparadigm Data Science<\/h1>\r\n  <div class=\"sub-title text-align-c margin-b-50\">Level 2 Certification<\/div>\r\n\r\n  <section class=\"highlighted-section\">\r\n    <div class=\"wrapper\">\r\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/content.wolfram.com\/sites\/44\/2023\/02\/Multiparadigm-Data-Science-Level2.png\" class=\"fill width-full__900\" width=\"253\" height=\"183\" sizes=\"(max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\">\r\n      <div class=\"course-summary text-align-l\">\r\n        <p>Wolfram U offers numerous resources for learning Multiparadigm Data Science (MPDS), and certifications provide opportunities to demonstrate your proficiency and expertise. Level 2 certification involves submitting an independent project that demonstrates expertise in applying the MPDS approach to solving a complex problem. Submissions are assessed according to a grading rubric.<br><a href=\"#certificates\" class=\"anchor-link-icon\">Learn more about the different levels of Wolfram certification<\/a><\/p>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <section class=\"margin-t-50\">\r\n    <div class=\"wrapper\">\r\n      <h2>Level 2 Project<\/h2>\r\n      <p class=\"margin-b-1\">Browse the datasets found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/datarepository.wolframcloud.com\/\">Wolfram Data Repository<\/a> to see examples in addition to the ones listed here. These examples are representative of curated datasets that would be suitable for Level 2 certification projects. Refer to the grading rubric for specific requirements related to identifying your data source and showing how it has been cleaned and curated.<\/p>\r\n      <ul class=\"project-list margin-t-1-2 padding-t-1\">\r\n        <li>\r\n\t      <a href=\"https:\/\/datarepository.wolframcloud.com\/resources\/Seth-J.-Chandler_United-States-Supreme-Court-Decisions-1946-present\/\">United States Supreme Court Decisions 1946&ndash;present&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a>\r\n\t      <p>Datasets relating to Supreme Court cases from 1946 to present.<\/p>\r\n\t    <\/li>\r\n\t    <li>\r\n\t      <a href=\"https:\/\/wolfr.am\/HvmTqxVY\">Health Nutrition and Population Statistics (1960&ndash;2015)&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a>\r\n\t      <p>Perform time series analysis of health, nutrition and population statistics from 1960 to 2015, sourced from the World Bank Group.<\/p>\r\n\t    <\/li>\r\n\t    <li>\r\n\t      <a href=\"https:\/\/wolfr.am\/HvmXdBDr\">Museum of Modern Art Holdings and Artists&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a>\r\n\t      <p>Provide analysis on the artworks and artists among the holdings (as of 2016) at MoMA, The Museum of Modern Art.<\/p>\r\n\t    <\/li>\r\n\t    <li>\r\n\t      <a href=\"https:\/\/wolfr.am\/HvnDcSe8\">Tornadoes in the US (1950&ndash;2015)&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a>\r\n\t      <p>Analyze the data on tornadoes in the United States tracked by NOAA from 1950 to 2015.<\/p>\r\n\t    <\/li>\r\n      <\/ul>\r\n      <a class=\"btn btn-green inline-flex align-items-c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wolframcloud.com\/obj\/online-courses\/certifications\/level2\/MultiparadigmDataScience-GradingRubric.nb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/content.wolfram.com\/sites\/44\/2024\/02\/wolfram-cloud-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" class=\"margin-r-1-2\">Grading Rubric &nbsp;&raquo;<\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <section  class=\"timeline section-border-top margin-t-50\">\r\n    <div class=\"wrapper\">\r\n      <h2>Recommended Level 2 Certification Process<\/h2>\r\n       <ul>\r\n          <li><span class=\"large-bullet\" style=\"background-color: #71cdbd;\"><\/span><span class=\"timeline-text\"> Multiparadigm Data Science skills are required in order to use your knowledge to solve a practical problem. Helpful learning resources include the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wolfram.com\/wolfram-u\/courses\/data-science\/multiparadigm-data-science\/\">free interactive course<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wolfram.com\/wolfram-u\/boot-camp-data-science\/\">Wolfram Data Science Boot Camp<\/a> and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wolfram.com\/wolfram-u\/courses\/catalog\/?topic=data-science\">data science\u2013related courses<\/a> found in the Wolfram U catalog.\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n          <li><span class=\"large-bullet\" style=\"background-color: #62b0b7;\"><\/span><span class=\"timeline-text\">Identify the dataset you want to work with from the Wolfram Data Repository or use your own data.<\/span><\/li>\r\n          <li><span class=\"large-bullet\" style=\"background-color: #5393b2;\"><\/span><span class=\"timeline-text\">Create your independent project notebook.<\/span><\/li>\r\n          <li><span class=\"large-bullet\" style=\"background-color: #4478ac;\"><\/span><span class=\"timeline-text\">Consult the grading rubric to ensure your project meets certification standards.<\/span><\/li>\r\n        <\/ul>\r\n        <ul>\r\n          <li>\r\n            <span class=\"large-bullet\"><\/span>\r\n            <span class=\"timeline-text\">Pay the $395 certification fee and submit your project notebook. (Education customers pay $195; students pay $95.)\r\n            <br>\r\n            <span class=\"timeline-subtext\">This certification fee is included with boot camp full registration.<\/span><\/span>\r\n          <\/li>\r\n        <\/ul>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <section id=\"project-submission\" class=\"section-border-top margin-t-1 margin-b-50\">\r\n    <div class=\"wrapper\">\r\n      <h2>Submitting Your Project<\/h2>\r\n      <p class=\"margin-b-1\">Once your project notebook is complete, pay the certification fee and follow instructions to upload your file(s). All projects are scored according to the grading rubric. A project score of 75 or greater will earn Level 2 certification in Multiparadigm Data Science. You will be notified about your certification status within three weeks of your submission. Successful applicants will receive a certificate suitable for printing, and every applicant receives project feedback that includes an explanation of their score. Applicants who receive scores under 75 may work to improve their projects and can apply again for Level 2 certification by submitting revised projects with the certification fee.<\/p>\r\n      <a class=\"btn btn-green margin-bt-1\"a href=\"https:\/\/www.wolfram.com\/wolfram-u\/certification\/level2\/payment\/?level=2&items=MPDSCERTL2FEE\">Pay Certification Fee<\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Browse the datasets found in the Wolfram Data Repository or use your own research data to develop an independent project in the form of a computational essay written in a Wolfram Notebook. 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