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Learn Data Science

An Infographic On Self Learning

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With the large increases in college tuition and the ever increasing amount of information available on the internet. It is no wonder many people are trying to learn new skills on their own. Data Science is one of those disciplines that many people are turning to the internet to acquire the necessary skills. The problem is knowing exactly where to find the best material.

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Learn Data Science

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Starting Point

If you have the necessary background in math, statistics, and computer science; then it is a good time to learn some data science specific skills. Coursera just recently launched a course specifically devoted to Data Science. It is titled: Introduction to Data Science. The course is being taught by Bill Howe of the University of Washington’s eScience Institute. I believe this course is an excellent place to start. I am very excited about this course.

Other Data Science Learning Resources

Here is a listing of other materials that could be helpful to learning data science.

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Learn Computer Science For Data Science

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Many aspects of computer science are fundamental to data science. A good data scientist has to be able to transform/extract/manipulate lots of data. Computer programming is the main technique for such operations. Here are numerous resources to help you learn the fundamentals of computer science.

Online Computer Science Courses: Introductory Level

If you are not familiar with computer programming, this list is a good place to start.

Online Computer Science Courses: More Advanced

Two More Helpful Resources

Stack Overflow is a great site for answering all of your programming questions. It is good for beginners as well as more advanced programmers. Also, if you start writing a lot of code, Github is a great place to store that code.

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Learn Statistics For Data Science

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Statistics is an important component of data science. Thus, it would be nice to have some resources available.

Learn Statistics For Free Online

Well, here is a list of free statistics resources available online. All of these are fairly introductory, but I am guessing more advanced topics will be coming from these same organizations.

Not-Free Resources

In addition to the free resources online, there are other options as well.

  • Statistics.com – courses are about $400-$500 but programs lead to certificates
  • Most all local colleges will offer courses in statistics

What other resources are available for learning statistics?

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Learn Math for Data Science

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Math is one of the key building blocks of data science. While you cannot do a lot of data science with just calculus and linear algebra, both topics are essential for more advanced topics in data science such as machine learning, algorithms, and advanced statistics. Here are some freely available resources for learning both topics.

Calculus

Matrix Operations/Linear Algebra

Other Math Options

The following 2 courses from Coursera maybe good for a person learning to think mathematically.

Learn Data Science

Data Jujitsu Report

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O’Reilly and Data Scientist DJ Patil just released a new free report titled, Data Jujitsu: The Art of Turning Data Into Product. If you are interested in building data products, the report is excellent and definitely worth your time.

What does the report cover?

The report provides a definition for a data product. It then covers a process for taking an idea from concept to reality. The main point is to use some shortcuts and get the product out fast. Then if people like the product, and only then, spend some time really enhancing the algorithms.