Data Science 101

Now, that we have done a bit of searching and gone through a few videos to see what data science is and the possible road maps in this amazing and powerful field, we are ready to dive in.

Data is our new best friend!

There is no data science without data. We will be working with lots and lots of data, data, data, and more data. Data is everywhere and all around us. It is the information that is created and stored somewhere whenever we do anything. As air is to humans, so data is to companies and businesses. They say data is the new oil. And how incredibly lucky are we to be the superbrain in control of the new oil? The success of any business lies in the insights and information it can derive from its data. Progressive and forward-thinking businesses make efficient use of their data.

As a data scientist/analyst, you will gain the skills needed to transform data into insights to help your company to succeed.

How do I gain these data skills?

First, you need skills to help you understand data, have a relationship with data, engage in two-way communication with data (tell your data things and listen to what your data is telling you), transform your data into actionable insights to make it work for you and finally do many fascinating things with data.

Here are a few tips to help you get started in this learning journey.

Learning Path

• Descriptive Statistics: Here you learn about how to use spreadsheets like Excel and google sheets to summarize and visualize your data and also make data-driven decisions.

• Business Analytics: Here you will learn how to use data to make data-driven decisions for your business. Learn how to make financial forecasts by building forecasting models, reports, and many exciting data objects.

• Data Visualization: When you have understood your data, and transformed it to make intelligent decisions, you need communication skills to let people know what your data is saying.

  Again here are a few free websites that can help you get started on this path.

• www.datacamp.com

• www.w3schools.com

• www.excel-practice-online.com

• www.youtube.com

• www.freecodecamp.com

• www.khanacademy.org

  This list is by no means exhaustive. It serves only as a guide. And one more thing, a skill you will need throughout your data journey is inquisitiveness. Now go right ahead and discover many brilliant sites you can use for free to enrich your data thirst.

  See you in the coming post!