How to Be a Data Scientist
December 9, 2020
Do you want to be a data scientist without [a] going to a university, [b] watching YouTube videos, and [c] relying on persistence? If you answer “yes” to any of these questions, “You Don’t Need a Ph.D. in Data Science, but…” offers a road map. One tip: Figure out how to do a regression in Excel. Okay.
- The write up includes a number of suggestions, including:
- Kaggle notebooks
- Free book books
- Free courses from universities
- Why Python, R, and SQL should be on your radar
- The value of math and statistics
- How to get a job.
Interesting summary. But imagine math and statistics at the tail end of the article. Perhaps whose disciplines should have been identified at the top of the list. Just a thought.
Stephen E Arnold, December 9, 2020
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