Data Science BluePrint

Data Science

Curated by Akhil R.

Intro
Interested in Data Science? Want to know what
“Must-Read” Articles / Papers / Books
Jargon / Terminology
Relevant Tech / Products / Software
Courses / Seminars / Bootcamps
Projects / Experience
Companies / Roles
Resume Writing
Interview Prep + Challenges
Last Modified 4/22/2020

Intro

Interested in Data Science? Love unlocking n

ever-ending puzzles and finding hidden
things? Well in Data Science, you can crack away and find insights, observational
evidence and patterns in data which have a direct impact on business and corporate
needs. In fact, the democratization of data is increasingly transforming our world on a
daily basis. Nearly EVERY DECISION today needs to be backed up by DATA. The need
for professionals skilled in data, analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence is
paramount. According to IBM, by 2020 the number of positions for data and analytics
talent in the United States will increase by 364,000 openings, to 2,720,000. D
emocratizing
data empowers all people, regardless of their technical skills, to help make informed
decisions.

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“Must-Read” Articles / Papers / Books

THE QUANT CRUNCH - H
OW THE DEMAND FOR DATA SCIENCE SKILLS IS
DISRUPTING THE JOB MARKET?

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Books:

Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data
Python DataScience Handbook w/ J

upyter notebooks
R for Data Science: Import, Tidy, Transform, Visualize, and Model Data
Rules of Machine Learning: Best Practices for ML Engineering
Other Free Books - K

Dnuggets
Articles:

The Future of Data Analytics: 5 Predictions for Where We Are Headed
Google launches Cloud AI Platform Pipelines in beta to simplify machine learning development
4 Social Media Data Mining Techniques: Help Grow Your Online Business
10 Great Articles On Data Science And Programming! - Hackernoon
10 articles to become more data science savvy - Opensource
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Jargon / Terminology

Big Data
Data Science
Data Engineering
Data Analytics
Data Architecture
Data Mining
Data Modeling
Data Wrangling
Data Migration
Data Visualization
Data Warehouse
Data Lake
Data Mart
Data Pipeline
ETLs
Airflow DAGs
Metadata
Machine Learning
Predictive Analytics
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Relevant Tech / Products / Software Tools

18 Essential Software Every Data Scientist Should Know About

Anaconda

Tableau

Alteryx

PowerBI

Apache Spark

Hadoop

Snowflake

AWS Redshift

TensorFlow

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Courses / Seminars / Bootcamps

ossu/data-science: Path to a free self-taught education in Data Science!
Dataquest ($25-$30/monthly) - My personal FAVORITE!
● Intensive free lessons prior to subscription
● Very Structured Paths ( Data Analyst / Data Engineer / Data Scientist )
Coursera - FREE!
● Several options from prestigious Universities and established Data Science Orgs (John
Hopkins, IBM)
● Certificates - LinkedIn Approved!
edX - FREE!
● Courses from Microsoft, Harvard, MIT
● Certificates - LinkedIn Approved!
Udemy Data Science Course List
Harvard CS109 Data Science
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Projects / Resources

Kaggle - EXCELLENT RESOURCE!
● Build your own portfolio
● Grow your data science skills by competing in competitions

GitHub
● https://github.com/academic/awesome-datascience
● https://github.com/abhat222/Data-Science--Cheat-Sheet

Machine Learning Projects | Data Science Projects with Example

10 Cool Data Science Project Ideas - Level Up Coding

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Companies / Roles

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31 Technology Job Positions Hiring During the COVID-19 Crisis
Top Companies Hiring Data Scientists
Glassdoor: Companies Hiring Data Scientists
31 Data Science Companies You Should Know

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Resume Writing

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Akhil Sample Resume 2

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Interview Prep + Challenges

Facebook Data Science

The Facebook Data Scientist Interview

Letter from a Data Scientist.pdf

Pathrise Interview Guide + Mentoring

https://www.pathrise.com/guides/how-to-get-a-job-at-company
https://www.pathrise.com/data-science

Coding Challenges:

Hackerank - h ttps://www.hackerrank.com/ (FREE!)
● Practice Problems
● Certifications
● Competitions
● Interview Prep Kit

LeetCode - h ttps://leetcode.com/ ($35/monthly)
● Problems
● Mock Interviews
● Contests
● Engaging community

Coderbyte - https://coderbyte.com/ ($35/monthly)
● Challenges
● Crash Courses
● Interview Prep (Google, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft)

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Sources

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https://www.dataquest.io/blog/data-analyst-data-scientist-data-engineer/

https://solutionsreview.com/business-intelligence/the-best-data-science-a
nd-machine-learning-platforms/
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Interested in Data Science? Want to know what

“Must-Read” Articles / Papers / Books

Relevant Tech / Products / Software

Courses / Seminars / Bootcamps

Interview Prep + Challenges

Last Modified 4/22/2020

Interested in Data Science? Love unlocking n

Python DataScience Handbook​ w/ J

Rules of Machine Learning​: Best Practices for ML Engineering

Other Free Books​ - K

The Future of Data Analytics​: 5 Predictions for Where We Are Headed

10 Great Articles On Data Science And Programming!​ - ​Hackernoon

10 articles to become more data science savvy​ - ​Opensource

Relevant Tech / Products / Software Tools

Dataquest​ ($25-$30/monthly) - My personal FAVORITE!

● Intensive free lessons prior to subscription

● Very Structured Paths ( Data Analyst / Data Engineer / Data Scientist )

● Certificates - LinkedIn Approved!

● Courses from Microsoft, Harvard, MIT

● Certificates - LinkedIn Approved!

Udemy Data Science Course List

Harvard CS109 Data Science

31 Technology Job Positions Hiring During the COVID-19 Crisis

Top Companies Hiring Data Scientists

Glassdoor: Companies Hiring Data Scientists

31 Data Science Companies You Should Know

You might also like

Python DataScience Handbook w/ J

Rules of Machine Learning: Best Practices for ML Engineering

Other Free Books - K

The Future of Data Analytics: 5 Predictions for Where We Are Headed

10 Great Articles On Data Science And Programming! - Hackernoon

10 articles to become more data science savvy - Opensource

Dataquest ($25-$30/monthly) - My personal FAVORITE!