#_ Becoming a Data Scientist [ the StudyPlan ]

🌐 Phase 1: Foundational Knowledge

Duration: 2 months

1. Mathematics
○ Linear Algebra (15 hours)
■ Study concepts like vectors, matrices, eigenvalues, and
eigenvectors.
■ Resources: Khan Academy's Linear Algebra course Khan
Academy - Linear Algebra
○ Calculus (15 hours)
■ Learn about differentiation, integration, limits, and
derivatives.
■ Resources: Khan Academy's Calculus courses Khan Academy
- Calculus
○ Probability and Statistics (15 hours)
■ Study probability theory, random variables,
distributions, and basic statistics.
■ Resources: Khan Academy's Probability and Statistics
courses Khan Academy - Probability and Statistics
2. Programming
○ Python (60 hours)
■ Syntax and Basic Concepts (10 hours)
■ Data Structures (15 hours)
■ Control Structures (10 hours)
■ Functions (10 hours)
■ Object-Oriented Programming (15 hours)
■ Resources: Python.org's official tutorial Python.org
Official Tutorial
○ R (optional) (20 hours)
■ If you choose R as well, allocate time for syntax and
basic concepts.
■ Resources: "R for Data Science" by Hadley Wickham and
Garrett Grolemund R for Data Science

By: Waleed Mousa

🐍 Phase 2: Data Manipulation and Visualization
Duration: 2 months

1. Data Manipulation
○ Numpy (Python) (20 hours)
■ Learn how to work with arrays and matrices.
■ Resources: Numpy documentation Numpy Documentation
○ Pandas (Python) (30 hours)
■ Study data structures like Series and DataFrames for
data manipulation.
■ Resources: "Python for Data Analysis" by Wes McKinney
Python for Data Analysis
○ Dplyr (R) (20 hours)
■ If you chose R, learn data manipulation using dplyr.
■ Resources: DataCamp's "Introduction to the Tidyverse"
course Introduction to the Tidyverse
2. Data Visualization
○ Matplotlib (Python) (20 hours)
■ Start with basic plotting techniques.
■ Resources: Matplotlib documentation Matplotlib
Documentation
○ Seaborn (Python) (20 hours)
■ Explore more advanced and aesthetic visualizations.
■ Resources: Seaborn documentation Seaborn Documentation
○ ggplot2 (R) (20 hours)
■ If you chose R, learn data visualization using ggplot2.
■ Resources: "Data Visualization with ggplot2" by Hadley
Wickham Data Visualization with ggplot2
○ Interactive Visualization Tools (10 hours)
■ Explore libraries like Plotly and Bokeh for interactive
visualizations.
■ Resources: Plotly documentation Plotly Documentation

By: Waleed Mousa

📊 Phase 3: Exploratory Data Analysis and Preprocessing
Duration: 1 month

1. Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) (20 hours)

○ Study techniques like histograms, scatter plots, box plots,
and correlation matrices.
○ Resources: DataCamp's "Exploratory Data Analysis in Python"
course Exploratory Data Analysis in Python
2. Feature Engineering (15 hours)
○ Understand techniques to create new features from existing
data.
○ Resources: "Feature Engineering for Machine Learning" by
Alice Zheng and Amanda Casari Feature Engineering for Machine
Learning
3. Data Cleaning (10 hours)
○ Learn about identifying and handling missing values,
duplicates, and inconsistencies.
○ Resources: DataCamp's "Cleaning Data in Python" course
Cleaning Data in Python
4. Handling Missing Data (10 hours)
○ Study methods like imputation and understand the implications
of missing data.
○ Resources: "Handling Missing Data in R" on DataCamp Handling
Missing Data in R
5. Data Scaling and Normalization (5 hours)
○ Understand the importance of scaling and normalizing data for
certain algorithms.
○ Resources: "Feature Scaling in Machine Learning" on Analytics
Vidhya Feature Scaling in Machine Learning
6. Outlier Detection and Treatment (10 hours)
○ Learn how to identify and handle outliers in your data.
○ Resources: Techniques of Outlier Detection and Treatment

By: Waleed Mousa

🛠️ Phase 4: Machine Learning
Duration: 3 months

1. Supervised Learning: Regression (25 hours)

○ Linear Regression (10 hours)
○ Polynomial Regression (5 hours)
○ Regularization Techniques (10 hours)
○ Resources: "Introduction to Machine Learning with Python" by
Andreas C. Müller and Sarah Guido Introduction to Machine
Learning with Python
2. Supervised Learning: Classification (35 hours)
○ Logistic Regression (10 hours)
○ k-Nearest Neighbors (k-NN) (5 hours)
○ Support Vector Machines (SVM) (10 hours)
○ Decision Trees (5 hours)
○ Random Forest (5 hours)
○ Gradient Boosting (10 hours)
○ Resources: Coursera's "Machine Learning" by Andrew Ng Machine
Learning
3. Unsupervised Learning: Clustering (15 hours)
○ K-means (5 hours)
○ DBSCAN (5 hours)
○ Hierarchical Clustering (5 hours)
○ Resources: "Introduction to Unsupervised Learning" on
DataCamp Introduction to Unsupervised Learning
4. Unsupervised Learning: Dimensionality Reduction (15 hours)
○ Principal Component Analysis (PCA) (5 hours)
○ t-Distributed Stochastic Neighbor Embedding (t-SNE) (5 hours)
○ Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) (5 hours)
○ Association Rule Learning (5 hours)
○ Resources: Introduction to Unsupervised Learning
5. Model Evaluation and Validation (20 hours)
○ Cross-validation (5 hours)
○ Hyperparameter Tuning (5 hours)
○ Model Selection Techniques (5 hours)

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 ○ Evaluation Metrics (5 hours)
○ Resources: scikit-learn documentation on Model Selection and
Evaluation scikit-learn Model Selection and Evaluation

⚙️ Phase 5: Deep Learning

Duration: 3 months

1. Neural Networks (20 hours)

○ Perceptron (5 hours)
○ Multi-Layer Perceptron (MLP) (15 hours)
○ Resources: Coursera's "Neural Networks and Deep Learning" by
Andrew Ng Neural Networks and Deep Learning
2. Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) (25 hours)
○ Image Classification (10 hours)
○ Object Detection (10 hours)
○ Image Segmentation (5 hours)
○ Resources: Deep Learning Specialization on Coursera by Andrew
Ng Deep Learning Specialization
3. Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs) (20 hours)
○ Sequence-to-Sequence Models (10 hours)
○ Text Classification (5 hours)
○ Sentiment Analysis (5 hours)
○ Resources: "Natural Language Processing Specialization" on
Coursera by deeplearning.ai Natural Language Processing
Specialization
4. Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) and Gated Recurrent Units (GRU) (15
hours)
○ Time Series Forecasting (10 hours)
○ Language Modeling (5 hours)
○ Resources: "Sequence Models" course on Coursera by
deeplearning.ai Sequence Models
5. Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) (15 hours)
○ Image Synthesis (5 hours)
○ Style Transfer (5 hours)
○ Data Augmentation (5 hours)

By: Waleed Mousa

 ○ Resources: "Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs)
Specialization" on Coursera by deeplearning.ai Generative
Adversarial Networks (GANs) Specialization

📈 Phase 6: Advanced Topics

Duration: 3 months

1. Natural Language Processing (NLP) (30 hours)

○ Text Preprocessing (10 hours)
○ Word Embeddings (10 hours)
○ Recurrent Neural Networks for NLP (5 hours)
○ Transformer Models (e.g., BERT, GPT) (5 hours)
○ Resources: "Natural Language Processing in Action" by Hobson
Lane, Cole Howard, and Hannes Hapke Natural Language
Processing in Action
2. Time Series Analysis (20 hours)
○ Time Series Decomposition (5 hours)
○ Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) (5 hours)
○ Seasonal ARIMA (SARIMA) (5 hours)
○ Exponential Smoothing Methods (5 hours)
○ Prophet (5 hours)
○ Resources: "Time Series Analysis and Its Applications" by
Robert H. Shumway and David S. Stoffer Time Series Analysis
and Its Applications

🌟 Phase 6: Advanced Topics (Continued)

Duration: 3 months

3. Recommender Systems (15 hours)

○ Collaborative Filtering (5 hours)
○ Content-Based Filtering (5 hours)
○ Matrix Factorization (5 hours)
○ Hybrid Methods (5 hours)
○ Resources: "Recommender Systems Handbook" by Francesco Ricci,
Lior Rokach, and Bracha Shapira Recommender Systems Handbook
○

By: Waleed Mousa

 4. Causal Inference (15 hours)
○ Experimental Design (5 hours)
○ Observational Studies (5 hours)
○ Propensity Score Matching (5 hours)
○ Instrumental Variable Analysis (5 hours)
○ Resources: "Causal Inference: What If" by Miguel A. Hernán
and James M. Robins Causal Inference: What If
5. Advanced Deep Learning (25 hours)
○ Advanced Architectures (10 hours)
○ Generative Models (10 hours)
○ Advanced Techniques for NLP and Computer Vision (5 hours)
○ Resources: "Dive into Deep Learning" by Aston Zhang, Zachary
C. Lipton, and Mu Li Dive into Deep Learning
6. Bayesian Statistics and Probabilistic Programming (20 hours)
○ Bayesian Inference (5 hours)
○ Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) (5 hours)
○ Probabilistic Graphical Models (5 hours)
○ Stan, PyMC3, or Edward (5 hours)
○ Resources: "Probabilistic Programming & Bayesian Methods for
Hackers" by Cam Davidson-Pilon Probabilistic Programming &
Bayesian Methods for Hackers

📑 Phase 7: Big Data Technologies

Duration: 2 months

1. Cloud Services (15 hours)

○ Cloud Providers (5 hours)
○ AWS Services (Optional) (10 hours)
○ Resources: AWS Documentation AWS Documentation
2. Spark (20 hours)
○ Understanding RDDs (5 hours)
○ DataFrames (5 hours)
○ MLlib (10 hours)
○ Resources: "Learning Spark" by Holden Karau, Andy Konwinski,
Patrick Wendell, and Matei Zaharia Learning Spark
○

By: Waleed Mousa

 3. NoSQL Databases (15 hours)
○ MongoDB (5 hours)
○ Cassandra (5 hours)
○ HBase and Couchbase (5 hours)
○ Resources: MongoDB Documentation MongoDB Documentation
4. Stream Processing Frameworks (10 hours)
○ Apache Kafka (5 hours)
○ Apache Flink (2.5 hours)
○ Apache Storm (2.5 hours)
○ Resources: Apache Kafka Documentation Apache Kafka
Documentation

📊 Phase 8: Data Visualization and Reporting

Duration: 1 month

1. Dashboarding Tools (15 hours)

○ Tableau (5 hours)
○ Power BI (5 hours)
○ Dash (Python) (2.5 hours)
○ Shiny (R) (2.5 hours)
○ Resources: Tableau Public Gallery
○ Resources: Power BI Learning Resources Power BI Learning
Resources
○ Resources: Plotly Dash Documentation Plotly Dash
Documentation
○ Resources: Shiny Gallery Shiny Gallery
2. Storytelling with Data (10 hours)
○ "Storytelling with Data" by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic (Book)
○ Resources: "Storytelling with Data" by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
Storytelling with Data
3. Effective Communication (5 hours)
○ "Communicating Data Science Results" on Coursera
○ Resources: "Communicating Data Science Results" on Coursera
by the University of Washington Communicating Data Science
Results

By: Waleed Mousa

📙 Phase 9: Domain Knowledge and Soft Skills
Duration: Ongoing

1. Industry-specific Knowledge (Ongoing)

○ Stay updated with industry trends, use cases, and challenges.
2. Problem-solving (Ongoing)
○ Regularly solve coding challenges and participate in data
science competitions.
3. Communication Skills (Ongoing)
○ Engage in discussions, write blog posts, and present your
findings.
4. Time Management (Ongoing)
○ Continuously adjust your schedule based on your progress and
goals.
5. Teamwork (Ongoing)
○ Collaborate on projects, join data science communities, and
attend meetups.

🔒 Phase 10: Ethical Considerations and Bias in Data Science

Duration: Ongoing

1. Fairness in Machine Learning (Ongoing)

○ Follow recent research and guidelines on bias and fairness in
AI.
2. Bias Detection and Mitigation (Ongoing)
○ Stay informed about techniques and tools for detecting and
mitigating bias.
3. Privacy and Data Security (Ongoing)
○ Keep up with best practices and regulations related to data
privacy.

By: Waleed Mousa

💻 Phase 11: Deployment and Productionisation
Duration: Ongoing

1. Model Deployment Techniques (Ongoing)

○ Explore various deployment platforms and techniques.
2. Containerization (e.g., Docker) (Ongoing)
○ Learn how to package and deploy models using containers.
3. Model Serving and APIs (Ongoing)
○ Experiment with building APIs for serving models.
4. Scalability and Performance Optimization (Ongoing)
○ Study strategies to optimize model performance and
scalability.

By: Waleed Mousa