Introduction to Data Science
Chapter 1: Getting Started with Data Science
Defining Data Science
Why Data Science Matters
The Role of a Data Scientist
Essential Skills Overview
Common Tools in Data Science
Quiz for Chapter 1
Chapter 2: Understanding Data Fundamentals
What Constitutes Data?
Structured vs Unstructured Data
Quantitative vs Qualitative Data
Common Data Formats
Understanding Data Attributes and Features
Introduction to Metadata
Quiz for Chapter 2
Chapter 3: The Data Science Process
Overview of the Data Science Workflow
Defining the Problem or Question
Data Acquisition Approaches
Data Preparation Overview
Understanding Exploratory Data Analysis
Introduction to Modeling Concepts
Communicating Findings
Quiz for Chapter 3
Chapter 4: Gathering and Preparing Data
Identifying Data Sources
Importing Data
Introduction to Data Cleaning
Handling Missing Values
Identifying Potential Outliers
Basic Data Transformation Needs
Hands-on Practical: Simple Data Loading
Quiz for Chapter 4
Chapter 5: Performing Basic Data Analysis
Starting Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)
Calculating Summary Statistics
Measuring Data Spread
Understanding Frequency Distributions
Distinguishing Correlation and Causation
Introduction to Hypothesis Concepts
Hands-on Practical: Calculating Basic Statistics
Quiz for Chapter 5
Chapter 6: Introduction to Data Visualization
The Purpose of Visualizing Data
Common Chart Types Explained
Choosing Appropriate Charts
Principles of Effective Visualization
Overview of Visualization Tools
Hands-on Practical: Creating Basic Charts
Quiz for Chapter 6
What Constitutes Data?
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- An Introduction to Statistical Learning: With Applications in Python, Gareth James, Daniela Witten, Trevor Hastie, Robert Tibshirani, Jonathan Taylor, 2023 (Springer) DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-38914-1 - A widely recognized textbook that introduces data types, data representation, and the fundamental concepts of data used in statistical learning and data science.
- Database System Concepts, Abraham Silberschatz, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan, 2019 (McGraw-Hill Education) - A standard textbook that provides a rigorous conceptual foundation for data, information, and the principles of organizing data into structured datasets like tables.
- Python for Data Analysis, Wes McKinney, 2022 (O'Reilly Media) - A practical guide demonstrating how different forms of data (numbers, text, etc.) are represented and manipulated using Python's data structures, particularly DataFrames.
- Introduction to Computational Thinking and Data Science (Course 6.0002), Prof. Eric Grimson, Prof. John Guttag, Dr. Ana Bell, 2016 (MIT OpenCourseWare) - This course offers foundational lecture notes and assignments that help define what data is and how it is approached computationally in a data science context.