Beginner Guide to Data Science
Curated list of Resources for Getting Started in Data Science and Deep Learning in 2020
Data Science is being adopted by almost all the companies right now whether it is a machinery business or automobiles.
According to Glassdoor, Data Scientist is the best job in America in 2018 with a median base salary of $110,000. However, there is also a huge skill gap for Data Science.
Becoming a Data Scientist is not that hard if given the right amount of time and effort while learning. However, I often find people trying out different courses, resources but still aren’t able to learn
I have been doing Data Science from 2 years, and I tried several courses/resources, so here’s a list of recommendation for Getting Started in:
Data Science
There are so many paid as well as free courses/MOOCs for getting started with Data Science, due to which choosing one becomes difficult.
1. Applied Data Science with Python
The Second best resource for getting started in Data Science is “Applied Data Science with Python” by Coursera.
This a specialization that contains 4 courses which start with Python Basics, then learning Statistics required for Data Science.
Then it covers various Visualization techniques using libraries like matplotlib etc in Python, Fundamentals of Machine Learning, and in Final course, it covers basics of Natural Language Processing.
This specialization is free to access if you choose the ‘Audit this course’. However, for getting a certificate you would have to apply for Financial Aid or pay $50 subscription fee to coursera.
Machine Learning
The ‘Applied Data Science with Python’ from coursera covers Machine Learning in the specialization, however, if you want to deep dive into Machine Learning algorithms and the mathematics behind it, there’s another great free resource called as fast.ai
This course is taught by an AI Researcher (Also, Ex-President Kaggle) Jeremy Howard and is a part of a Master of Science in Data Science Program from University of San Francisco.
Deep Learning
Also, with Deep Learning there are so many courses available which teach you to apply deep learning algorithms and get State of the Art results within few lines of codes.
Applying these algorithms and getting results feels great, but one must know how they are working, instead of thinking of these algorithms as a black box.
- Deep Learning Specialization
The specialization is taught by the great Andrew Ng.
This course is targeted towards beginner and just requires knowledge of Basic Python, Linear Algebra and Calculus.
The algorithms are taught from scratch and it’s a resource for getting started with Deep Learning.
There’s a great review of this course by Daniel Bourke on his YouTube channel, here’s the video if you’d like to see:
2. fast.ai
This is taught by Jeremy Howard(Ex-VP, Kaggle).
This is the richest and comprehensive course for Deep Learning. It covers all aspects of Algorithms.
This course is taught with the help of fastai library which is a PyTorch wrapper, and it has a great community which will help you at every roadblock you face!
3. Intro to Deep Learning with PyTorch
Recently, PyTorch 1.0 stable was released by Facebook, and it has ability to fully utilize your gpu power for training models since it works on a basic data structure Tensors.
Udacity partnered with Factbook launched the free Deep Learning course. They start from the basics of Neural Network and then goes to implementing various deep learning algorithms using PyTorch.
Miscellaneous Data Science Resources:
Apart from doing MOOCs you can always stay updated with the latest trends using the following links:
Youtube:
Publications:
Medium Publications
Notes:
Cheatsheets by Favio Vázquez:
Again, these are the recommendations. You can use any resources to get started in this field. And don’t just complete these MOOCs, develop some real-world project to test your skills by using the datasets available on Kaggle or by creating your own, because implementing them will give you an idea of how the tools and libraries work.
Happy Learning!
