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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