Becoming a data head how to think, speak, and understand data science, statistics, and machine learning

“In Becoming a Data Head: How to Think, Speak, and Understand Data Science, Statistics, and Machine Learning, award-winning data scientists Alex Gutman and Jordan Goldmeier pull back the curtain on data science and give you the language and tools necessary to talk and think critically about it. You&...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gutman, Alex J., Goldmeier, Jordan (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Indianapolis, Indiana John Wiley & Sons Inc. 2021
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Thinking like a data head. What is the problem?
  • What is data?
  • Prepare to think statistically
  • Part II. Speaking like a data head. Explore the data
  • Examine the probabilities
  • Challenge the statistics
  • Part III. Understanding the data scientist’s toolbox. Search for hidden groups
  • Understand the regression model
  • Understand the classification model
  • Understand text analytics
  • Conceptualize deep learning
  • Part IV. Ensuring success. Watch out for pitfalls
  • Know the people and personalities
  • What’s next?
  • Includes bibliographical references and index