Best place to learn Data Science technical skills?

May 6, 2021 12 Comments

If I already have SQL & statistics background, what is the best way for me to learn Python, R and any other relevant tools to market myself as a data scientist to FAANG? Is it better to do something like General Assembly, or do it on my own online?

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    strongbad3

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    strongbad3
    You can make it to FB without Python/R, as a DS in analytics (if that’s of interest to you). However, note of caution from my experience - once you get here learning is tough because the volume of work is high
    May 6, 2021 6
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    prushd20

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    prushd20
    Def not General Assembly— low quality, expensive tuition, low placement rate. actually a deterrent on your resume. better off learning by yourself.
    May 6, 2021 1
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    tigerslaw

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     tigerslaw
    Find cool completed projects or data sets to noodle around with on Kaggle
    May 6, 2021 0
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    qgLX13

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    qgLX13
    If you already have foundational knowledge Try books to gain depth in a subject area. For example, Data Pipeline by Densmore for DE stuff, or Trustworthy Online Experiments by Xu for experimentation.
    May 7, 2021 0
  • If you know any other programming language it should be pretty easy to learn Python. So I personally would not bother with a course (and didnt). Maybe get one of the more popular books on Amazon, or look at people's code on Kaggle.
    May 6, 2021 0