There’s no doubt about it that Big Data is a powerful discovery tool, but is it a force for good or are there some nefarious people out there doing questionable things with your data? Are we beginning to see the end of a time when we can call ourselves ‘private’ citizens, or is there something we can do…
As a programmer you’re spoilt for choice when it comes to programming languages. You can choose from any of a dozen really powerful languages to get the job done. When it comes to Data Science programming though, there are really only 2 choices – Python and R. Sure, there are lots of other languages that are useful and can be used to…
If you’re making the switch to Data Science, you might have come from a programming route or from science. It would be all too easy to learn a few new skills in data handling and machine learning and neglect statistics. After all, many of the new breed of Data Scientists are declaring stats to be dead. They are…
Let’s say you have collected your data and have a nice, clean dataset. You’re ready to start doing your analysis. Hold on there cowboy, not so fast. You wouldn’t start building your house without putting the foundations in place, would you? The last thing you need is for all your hard work to come crashing down because…
If you’ve been following our blog for a while you’ll know that every month we produce a blog post where we showcase and review 3 FREE Data Science eBooks that we’ve found out there on the web. We’ve been doing this for quite a long time now and we’ve built up a sizeable collection of links…
When it comes to storytelling, we have a problem. It’s not our fault though – as human beings we are hard-wired from birth to look for patterns and explain why they happen. This problem doesn’t go away when we grow up though, it becomes worse the more intelligent we think we are. We convince ourselves that now…
If you’ve been following our blog for a while you’ll know that every month we produce a blog post where we showcase and review 3 FREE Data Science eBooks that we’ve found out there on the web. We’ve been doing this for quite a long time now and we’ve built up a sizeable collection of links…
Want to be an expert statistician? Great – enjoy the next 10 years of hard work! What about machine learning? Do you want to be an expert in that? Or what about programming or data visualisation? That’ll be 10 years (or more) for each. If you want to be an expert data scientist you’re going to need…
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Deep Learning are all the rage in the press these days, and if you want to be a good Data Scientist you’re going to need more than just a passing understanding of what they are and what you can do with them. There are loads of different methodologies, but for me I would always suggest Artificial…
Programming is one of the most important aspects of being a Data Scientist – it’s sort of like the glue that binds together the statistics, artificial intelligence, the visualisation, and so on. It’s not easy, though, especially if you’re just making the transition to it. On the other hand, there are some programming languages that are easier to learn…
If you didn’t know it yet, statistics is really important in science and society. It used to be used mainly for hypothesis testing, but in these days of Data Science, Big Data and the Internet of Things it’s being used just as much for making discoveries and formulating new hypotheses. Until just a few short years ago biology was a data-poor discipline, but since The Human Genome…
There’s no doubt about it – Data Science is big news right now. We see it on the news every day, the increasing number of news stories about Big Data, the Internet of Things, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence, smart cars, smart cities, smart politicians. Continue Reading
For several years now I’ve been receiving emails from our data ninjas asking me the same question over and over: “What do I need to do to get my dream data science job?” My answer has always been something along the lines of:Learn correlationsLearn PythonLearn artificial neural networksWhat I never said was “perfect your CV”. And that…
What will you get your favourite data scientist this Christmas? If you find it hard to find an awesome gift for a data scientist or statistician you know, we thought we’d help you with a list of gifts any data scientist or geek will appreciate. There are some big presents and also some great stocking fillers so…
Looking for FREE Data Science books? Then you’re in the right place.Every month we feature 3 of the best free books on a variety of Data Science topics, from programming in R and Python to Statistics, Machine Learning and lots more.These free books might be time limited (or not), and you’ll find them in a…
Knowing how to navigate through statistics to create a plan-of-action for your next study can be difficult. Where do you start? Should you bury your head in the sand and go out and collect your data without having a strategy on how to analyse it? That’s probably not a good way to start – and yet…
Knowing when and how to choose the right statistical hypothesis test is no mean feat. It can take years of learning and practice before you get comfortable with it. Fortunately, there are ways to shortcut this by having a process, a strategy and a nice, big diagram! Here I’m going to give you all three!Getting StartedI think…
Looking for FREE Data Science books? Then you’re in the right place.Every month we feature 3 of the best free books on a variety of Data Science topics, from programming in R and Python to Statistics, Machine Learning and lots more.These free books might be time limited (or not), and you’ll find them in a…