Doing Data Science

by Cathy O'Neil and Rachel Schutt

Book Overview

Now that people are aware that data can make the difference in an election or a business model, data science as an occupation is gaining ground. But how can you get started working in a wide-ranging, interdisciplinary field that's so clouded in hype? This insightful book, based on Columbia University's Introduction to Data Science class, tells you what you need to know.

In many of these chapter-long lectures, data scientists from companies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1449358659
• ISBN13: 9781449358655
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Length: 405 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"