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The Best Python Courses for Anyone (14-Point Rating Scale)

Choosing the right Python course is crucial to your success. It can help you do the following: We all have different goals and learning styles. There’s no one-size-fits-all, “best” way to learn Python. This guide will help you find the best Python course for your situation. We analyzed dozens of courses, using 14 variables to […]

SQL Operators: 6 Different Types (w/ 45 Code Examples)

This article will cover what SQL operators are, the various types of operators, and many different code examples of how they’re used. As with any new skill, people prefer to learn in different ways. If learning by reading blog articles isn’t your cup of tea, you may enjor our interactive SQL courses. Try them for […]

Python Online Practice: 67 Free Ways to Improve Your Skills

Getting good Python practice can help solidify your coding skills. Here are some of the best resources for practicing Python:

How Long Does It Really Take to Learn Python? (2022 Version)

Are you ready to learn Python for Data Science? With the right program, habits and structure you can master it more quickly than you might think.

8 Data Analyst Skills Employers Need to See in 2022

What are 5 real-world tasks that cover most of the skills someone needs to be hired as a data analyst?

Why Data Science Bootcamps Aren’t Ideal (Plus Alternatives)

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.

A CEO Explains How to Learn Power BI (Step-By-Step) in 2022

Why learn Power BI? Microsoft Power BI is one of the most widely used data tools on the planet. 50,000 companies worldwide use Power BI to clean, transform, model, and visualize their data. Power BI usage has been growing quickly, with over 80,000 open jobs on LinkedIn. Most business analysts and data analysts use Power […]

Dataquest and Toronto Womxn in Data Science Partner on #100DaysofCode Challenge

Dataquest is proud to announce that we have partnered with Toronto Womxn in Data Science, a social enterprise with the vision is to inspire and empower 1 million data-literate womxn, increase the recruitment and retention of womxn in data professions, and encourage innovation in this space. They will be running a joint #100DaysofCode Challenge to […]

NLP Project Part 1: Scraping the Web to Gather Data

This is the first in a series of posts describing my natural language processing (NLP) project. To really benefit from this NLP article, you should understand the pandas library and know regex for cleaning data. We’ll also focus on web scraping, so elementary knowledge of HTML (the language used for creating websites) is very helpful, […]

Most Helpful Python Libraries for Data Cleaning in 2021

Most surveys indicate that data scientists and data analysts spend 70-80% of their time cleaning and preparing data for analysis. For many data workers, the cleaning and preparation of data is also their least favorite part of their job, so they spend the other 20-30% of their time complaining about it . . . or […]

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