Python study plan
Week 1: Introduction to Python
Familiarize yourself with Python's syntax and basic concepts.
Learn about variables, data types, loops, conditional statements, and
functions. Resources:
Python.org's official tutorial: https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/
Codecademy's Python course: https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-
python
Week 2: Data Structures and Libraries
Explore Python's built-in data structures like lists, tuples, dictionaries, and
sets.
Introduction to libraries like NumPy and pandas for data manipulation.
Resources:
W3Schools Python data structures tutorial:
https://www.w3schools.com/python/python_lists.asp
NumPy official documentation: https://numpy.org/doc/
pandas official documentation: https://pandas.pydata.org/docs/
Week 3: Data Visualization
Learn how to visualize data using libraries like Matplotlib and Seaborn.
Understand different types of plots and how to customize them. Resources:
Matplotlib official documentation: https://matplotlib.org/stable/contents.html
Seaborn official documentation: https://seaborn.pydata.org/tutorial.html
Week 4: Working with Data Files
Learn to read and write data from various file formats like CSV, Excel, and
JSON.
Understand how to clean and preprocess data. Resources:
pandas' I/O tools documentation:
https://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/stable/user_guide/io.html
Real Python's guide on working with files in Python:
https://realpython.com/read-write-files-python/
Week 5: Data Wrangling and Transformations
Explore advanced data manipulation techniques using pandas.
Learn about merging, reshaping, and aggregating data. Resources:
pandas' user guide on data manipulation:
https://pandas.pydata.org/docs/user_guide/dsintro.html#dataframe
DataCamp's course on data manipulation with pandas:
https://www.datacamp.com/courses/pandas-foundations
Week 6: Introduction to Statistics
Familiarize yourself with statistical concepts relevant to data analysis.
Learn about measures of central tendency, variability, correlation, and
hypothesis testing. Resources:
Khan Academy's Statistics and Probability course:
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/statistics-probability
Week 7: Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)
Gain skills in conducting EDA to understand and summarize datasets.
Learn techniques like data summarization, visualization, and hypothesis
testing. Resources:
Towards Data Science's guide to EDA:
https://towardsdatascience.com/exploratory-data-analysis-8fc1cb20fd15
Week 8: Machine Learning Fundamentals
Introduce yourself to the fundamentals of machine learning.
Understand concepts like supervised learning, unsupervised learning, and
model evaluation. Resources:
Scikit-learn's documentation and tutorials:
https://scikit-learn.org/stable/documentation.html
Week 9: Machine Learning with Python
Apply machine learning algorithms using Scikit-learn.
Learn about preprocessing, feature selection, model training, and evaluation.
Resources:
Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow book by
Aurélien Géron
Kaggle's machine learning tutorials: https://www.kaggle.com/learn/overview
Week 10-12: Projects and Practice
Apply your knowledge by working on data analysis projects.
Find interesting datasets to analyze and
Week 1: Introduction to Python
Python.org's official tutorial: https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/
Codecademy's Python course: https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-
python
YouTube video: "Python Tutorial for Beginners" by Corey Schafer:
https://youtu.be/_uQrJ0TkZlc
Week 2: Data Structures and Libraries
W3Schools Python data structures tutorial:
https://www.w3schools.com/python/python_lists.asp
NumPy official documentation: https://numpy.org/doc/
pandas official documentation: https://pandas.pydata.org/docs/
YouTube video: "Python Data Structures Tutorial" by Corey Schafer:
https://youtu.be/ZEZdys-fHDw
Week 3: Data Visualization
Matplotlib official documentation: https://matplotlib.org/stable/contents.html
Seaborn official documentation: https://seaborn.pydata.org/tutorial.html
YouTube video: "Data Visualization with Python - Full Course for Beginners"
by freeCodeCamp.org: https://youtu.be/a9UrKTVEeZA
Week 4: Working with Data Files
pandas' I/O tools documentation:
https://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/stable/user_guide/io.html
Real Python's guide on working with files in Python:
https://realpython.com/read-write-files-python/
YouTube video: "Reading and Writing CSV Files in Python" by Corey Schafer:
https://youtu.be/q5uM4VKywbA
Week 5: Data Wrangling and Transformations
pandas' user guide on data manipulation:
https://pandas.pydata.org/docs/user_guide/dsintro.html#dataframe
DataCamp's course on data manipulation with pandas:
https://www.datacamp.com/courses/pandas-foundations
YouTube video: "Pandas Tutorial: DataFrames in Python" by Corey Schafer:
https://youtu.be/e60ItwlZTKM
Week 6: Introduction to Statistics
Khan Academy's Statistics and Probability course:
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/statistics-probability
YouTube video: "Statistics for Data Science | Probability and Statistics
Tutorial" by Simplilearn: https://youtu.be/AQsZsgJ30AE
Week 7: Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)
Towards Data Science's guide to EDA:
https://towardsdatascience.com/exploratory-data-analysis-8fc1cb20fd15
YouTube video: "Exploratory Data Analysis in Python" by Corey Schafer:
https://youtu.be/xzpIvyhD9nI
Week 8: Machine Learning Fundamentals
Scikit-learn's documentation and tutorials:
https://scikit-learn.org/stable/documentation.html
YouTube video: "Introduction to Machine Learning with Python" by sentdex:
https://youtu.be/OGxgnH8y2NM
Week 9: Machine Learning with Python
Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow book by
Aurélien Géron
Kaggle's machine learning tutorials: https://www.kaggle.com/learn/overview
YouTube video: "Machine Learning with Python" by Edureka:
https://youtu.be/GL6V6K0o-nw
Week 10-12: Projects and Practice
Find interesting datasets on platforms like Kaggle
(https://www.kaggle.com/datasets) and UCI Machine Learning Repository
(https://archive.ics.uci.edu/ml/index.php)
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