Are you curious about data science? Are you interested in the work of your data scientist coworker? Do you want to become a data scientist? This is your primer into this exciting field! — Table Of Contents A (Very Brief) History How Data Scientists Create Value With Data Tools Data Scientists Use What Problems Do Data Scientists Solve? How Do Machines Learn? What Is A Data Science Project Like? Conclusion

I show you how to map out your journey from scratch so you hopefully can unlock your potential — Table of Contents Is It Possible To Learn Data Science? Where To Start Learning How To Create A Learning Map What Would My Learning Map Look Like? Before You Start With Projects… Statistics??? Project Obsession How To Leverage Projects Effectively How Long Will This Take? An Important Note On Goals Appendix

Standing out can be through novelty, impact, skill, or creativity. In this article, I highlight project ideas that embody these qualities. — Table Of Contents Project Idea #1: NASA Research Project Idea #2: Content Creation Project Idea #3: Real-World Impact Project Idea #4: Cutting-Edge Technology Project Idea #5: Open-Source Libraries Conclusion In my past content, I’ve highlighted this important fact: Your portfolio should differentiate you from other candidates. It shouldn’t make you look the same…

Powerful advice for learning how to code for real-world data science — Table of Contents R Or Python? Square One: Establishing The Environment The 7 Coding Basics Project-Based Learning Specifics For The Data Track Most Important Tips For New Coders I recently got an amazing opportunity where a friend offered to coach me in jiu-jitsu in exchange for me teaching him how to code. I…

If this skill assessment is unfounded, then what is the recourse for LinkedIn? — For the past few months, I’ve seen quite a few people passing assessments and earning badges on LinkedIn. One in particular caught my eye. It was an assessment for machine learning. At the time, I was busy (and a little scared that I would fail), so I bookmarked it and…

Was this a problem with a machine learning model or something even more concerning? — In 2006, Zillow introduced the Zestimate. A simple model that predicted house prices based on a few different aggregated data sources. Some would say that this basic tool changed residential real estate as we know it. …

An analysis of the forces driving data engineering into the limelight — When I was doing research about the outlook of data science, I came across an interesting finding: data engineering is now growing faster than data science, potentially creating a massive shortage of data engineers. It got me thinking. What does this mean for the data domain as a whole? Is…

True dilemma or alarmist discourse? — Is data science dying? Is the data science job oversaturated? Is it too late to get into data science? Recently, these are the most frequently asked questions on my YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, and even Instagram. These questions appear to stem from three main sources of doubt: They think that the…

What can you really trust anymore? — My work was recently plagiarized. Someone directly copied all of the code from one of my videos. They made it into an article on this very platform (a different publication than TDS) without any accreditation. After talking to a few other content creators in data science, I quickly discovered that…