Over a decade ago I tried (unsuccessfully) to learn how to program in R, but with help from a friend – Matt Dancho – I’m finally getting started. If you didn’t know, I’m writing my findings and experiences into a series of blog posts so you can follow along with my progress and maybe try out…
Almost 2 decades ago (my, how old I’ve become) I was just starting my PhD and one of the resident statisticians, who was also doing her PhD – Janine – starting pestering me to learn how to program and do statistics in R. I resisted, because I was just learning how to program in Matlab and…
Udemy is a great place to learn how to be a Data Scientist. Not many people know, so whisper it quietly (then share on social media!), but it’s got lots of free Data Science courses on everything you need to learn – statistics, R and Python, Machine Learning, Data Visualisation and all sorts of other stuff. Udemy might be better known for selling…
Data plotting for Data Science is a critical skill to have. Here we give you our top 3 picks for data visualisation courses at Udemy. In these courses we highlight dataviz learning in Matplotlib, Tableau and d3.js, so there’s something for everyone here. Disclosure: we may earn an affiliate commission for purchases you make when…
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. In this blog post we’ll introduce you to the best Artificial…
Programming isn’t easy, especially if you’re just getting started. If you’re coming into Data Science having started as a programmer, then it’s not too bad, but if you’re making the transition from one of the sciences or from statistics, then it can be a tall task. I started out as a physicist and sort of accidentally became…