The Data Stack: A Structured Approach
This is great post about the data stack at Factual.
An Infographic On Self Learning
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 … Continue reading An Infographic On Self Learning
Learn Data Science
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 … Continue reading Learn Data Science
Learn Computer Science For Data Science
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 … Continue reading Learn Computer Science For Data Science
Learn Statistics For Data Science
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. Khan … Continue reading Learn Statistics For Data Science
Learn Math for Data Science
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. … Continue reading Learn Math for Data Science
Data Jujitsu Report
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 … Continue reading Data Jujitsu Report
Visually becomes a Social Network
Visual.ly recently announced the transition to a social network for data visualizations. Visual.ly aims to be the site for infographic designers. The site now has better profiles, an activity timeline, and more metrics about each infographic plus the ability to follow users. The new features are in preparation for a marketplace to be launched later … Continue reading Visually becomes a Social Network
Resistance to Making Decisions based upon Data
It is no surprise that I enjoy talking about data science and using data to make better decisions. Unfortunately, everyone is not as excited about data as I am. I occasionally face some resistance. One of the most common arguments goes something like this: Why would I put in the extra work to find data … Continue reading Resistance to Making Decisions based upon Data
Coursera Launches Data Analysis Classes
In case you missed the announcement yesterday, Coursera added 12 new universities and over 100 new courses. The exciting part for people learning data science is a new category of courses: Statistics, Data Analysis, and Scientific Computing. None of the courses have started yet. Most are scheduled for this fall or early 2013. The courses … Continue reading Coursera Launches Data Analysis Classes
