What Is Data Science & How To Start? | A Beginner's Guide

Shaw Talebi · Beginner ·📊 Data Analytics & Business Intelligence ·3y ago

🤝 Work with me: https://aibuilder.academy/yt/W6TkOTsI7vM 🚀 Ship AI apps in weeks, not months: https://aibuilder.academy/courses/yt/W6TkOTsI7vM As someone working in data science, I often get questions about the space and how to get into it. Here, I give my take on what data science is, and my tips for aspiring data scientists. What is data science?: https://shawhin.medium.com/what-is-data-science-6a2c02ce0573 How to get started in data science: https://shawhin.medium.com/how-to-get-started-in-data-science-59a364f5cb21 5 Reasons Why Every DS Should Consider Freelance: https://youtu.be/CTu8JNLq5ZU Music by me 🎵 https://www.youtube.com/user/swcballa https://soundcloud.com/shawhin-talebi Intro - 0:00 Disclaimer - 0:30 What is data science? - 1:00 Role 1: Data engineering - 1:56 Role 2: Data analytics - 2:40 Role 3: Data science - 3:34 Role 4: ML ops/engineering - 5:04 Role 5: Data management - 6:20 Final note - 7:14 How do I start? - 8:01 Tip 1: Get "technical" grad degree - 8:27 Tip 2: Learn the basics - 10:02 Tip 3: Do it - 11:24 Closing remarks - 13:30

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