Now that people are aware that data can make the difference in an election or a business model, data science as an occupation is gaining ground. But how can you get started working in a wide-ranging, interdisciplinary field that’s so clouded in hype? This insightful book, based on Columbia University’s Introduction to Data Science class, tells you what you need to know.
In many of these chapter-long lectures, data scientists from companies such as Google, Microsoft, and eBay share new algorithms, methods, and models by presenting case studies and the code they use. If you’re familiar with linear algebra, probability, and statistics, and have programming experience, this book is an ideal introduction to data science.
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Product details
Publisher : O'Reilly Media; 1st edition (Nov. 19 2013)
Language : English
Paperback : 408 pages
ISBN-10 : 1449358659
ISBN-13 : 978-1449358655
Item weight : 560 g
Dimensions : 15.24 x 1.98 x 22.86 cm
Best Sellers Rank: #716,644 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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#338 in Data Mining
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