Category: Getting Started with Data Science
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Data Science Success – 3 Tips to Consider
Here are 3 tips to make sure your data science project does not become a failure.
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Why Start a Data Science Project?
A common popular technique for learning data science is starting a project. Here are the 3 E’s for why building a data science project is a good idea. 1. Experience A data science project will expose you to all the stages of the data science process. You will need to start with the identification of…
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The 3 Stages of Data Science
Businesses everywhere are racing to extract meaningful insight from their data. Many organizations are spinning up data science teams and attacking problems (some more successful than others). However, one of the challenges is determining the current stage of data science within the organization. Next is determining the desired stage of data science. Below are 3…
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You Want Data Science, Now What?
I am often confronted by people or organizations whom have heard about data science but don’t know where to start. It is a valid concern. Data science is a broad topic with different meanings to different people. Here are the common questions I hear. Should I hire a data scientist? Should I hire some consultants?…
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Tips for Future Data Scientists
While preparing a for a recent talk I gave to an undergraduate audience, I started compiling some tips for future data scientists. The tips are intended for students (undergraduate and graduate) or anyone else planning to enter the field of data science. I asked a few of my data science friends and posted a question…
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Getting Started with Data Science Specialties
I frequently ask young people, particularly undergraduates, what they plan to do with their future. I am often less than enthused with the responses which sound something like this: I hope to get a job doing statistics. I just want to work with computers. I want to be a data scientist. I just want a…
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Data Science and the Essential Terms
I was honored to be able to provide the data science introductory article for the Special Data issue of AL MAGNET magazine. The article is titled, Data Science and the Essential Terms. It provides a description of data science and an example workflow. It also points out some of the key terms in data science…
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Free Data Science Book for Ordinary People
A great read for people without an extensive math, statistics or computer science background. And still an interesting read for those people. The book includes tons of non-technical descriptions for data science terms. You can download a copy of the book on SlideShare, or you can purchase a paperback copy via Lulu.