How Dataquest Helped This Tufts Undergrad Land Jobs in Data Science
Hezekiah was looking for specialized data science skills his university didn’t offer. Dataquest fit the bill, and offered courses that felt as high-quality as Tufts’.
Retain More of What You Learn By Taking Better Notes
Is it better take notes by computer or by hand? The science suggests that the answer isn’t as simple as you might have heard.
Want a Job in Data Science? Here’s Why You Should Specialize
Being a jack-of-all-trades may not be the best approach when it comes to getting a data science job and building your data science career.
Entry-Level Job Application Tips from a Data Science Recruiter
There’s no doubt that data scientists are in high demand. But the dearth of data scientists at higher levels, in combination with the “sexiest job” media hype, have attracted a lot of new blood to the profession. That’s caused a bit more competition than you might be expecting when it comes to entry-level positions. So how can you […]
How to Use Dataquest
Dataquest’s learning platform is user-friendly enough that if you’d like to, you can simply dive right in. But if you’re the type who likes to flip through the user manual first, this article is for you. In it, we’re going to cover the basic features of the Dataquest platform, and pass along some helpful tips […]
Tutorial: Poisson Regression in R
Poisson Regression can be a really useful tool if you know how and when to use it. In this tutorial we’re going to take a long look at Poisson Regression, what it is, and how R programmers can use it in the real world. Specifically, we’re going to cover:What Poisson Regression actually is and when we […]
From Meteorologist to Data Scientist in Six Months
Armed with a strong science background but faced with limited career options, Isaac Pato dropped everything for six months and built up a skillset that landed him a job in the data science field. “I went to school for meteorology and I graduated in 2012. I worked in meteorology for about a year, and then I […]
Are Videos or Text Better for Learning Data Science Online?
When it comes to learning data science online, students have a wide variety of options, but one of the most basic choices every student must make is whether they’d prefer to learn by reading text or by watching video. Most MOOCs, because they’re based on the traditional college lecture format, present their information via video lectures. Even […]
Tutorial: Find Dominant Colors in an Image through Clustering
Take the first step into image analysis in Python by using k-means clustering to analyze the dominant colors in an image in this free data science tutorial.
New Course: Learn Data Cleaning with Python and Pandas
Data cleaning might not be the reason you got interested in data science, but if you’re going to be a data scientist, no skill is more crucial. Learn how to clean data with Python and pandas in our new course.
Applying to Jobs? Don’t Make This Mistake in Your Data Science Portfolio
Applying for data science jobs? Don’t make a mistake in your project portfolio or Github that could rule you out right out of the gate!
How to Learn Python for Data Science In 5 Steps
Interested in how to learn Python for data science? It’s not as hard as you think! Here’s a clear roadmap for learning Python programming and other data science skills.
10 High-Paying Jobs That Require a Knowledge of Data Analytics
Thinking about kickstarting a career in data analytics? These 10 high-paying jobs may just be the motivation you need to learn more about the data science industry and gain the specific skills you need to succeed.
The Phone Proximity Effect: Your Phone Could Be Sabotaging Your Studies
Are you falling victim to the ‘phone proximity effect’? If you study with your phone close to you, studies suggest it may be hurting your performance.
The Best Free Books for Learning Data Science
Learn Python, R, machine learning, social media scraping, and much more from these free data science books you can download today.
How a Humanities Teacher Learned Data Science with Dataquest
Can you learn data science online without a background in math or programming? This Dataquest student is living proof that anybody can learn data science.
How to Make Your Data Science Job Application Stand Out
What can you do to make your data science job applications stand out and get hired as a data scientist? Here are some high- and low-risk strategies.
Data Science Project: Profitable App Profiles for App Store and Google Play
Learn to do a complete data analysis project using only basic Python to find out what genre of apps an app developer should focus on.
Dataquest: Rated Switchup’s Best Online Data Science Bootcamp
Should you enroll in an online data science bootcamp or try one of the expensive offline schools? Here’s how your options stack up when it comes to learning data science.
Learn Data Cleaning in R
Data preparation and cleaning is about 80% of a data scientist’s job. Learn to do it effectively and efficiently with R in our new free online course.