We will follow a brief but precize steps to becoming a Data Scientist..Data Science is a wide area of study but we are going to dig into the best way of learning DataScience extensively yet laying a good foundation on the core aspects and tools used in DataScience.The steps below is based on my Experience and it should benefit you as well.I will give recommendation on books and tutorials where neccesary
1.Read
"Think like a data scientist book by Brian Godsey"
~ To get a whole picture of Data Science.
...Data Science Movies(https://www.mygreatlearning.com/blog/top-data-science-movies/) i'll recommend just watching one(The Immitation Game)
2.Learn to code(python/R, SQL)
i.(Datacamp/Dataquest to learn SQL https://app.datacamp.com/)
ii.(https://www.freecodecamp.org/ to learn Python)
3.Learn Statistics part of Data Science ~ Practical Statistics for Datascientist by Peter Bruce and Andrew Bruce.
4.Learn Real world Datascience through trusted sites on youtube,Bootcamp,Data Science schools.(Any of those)
i.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjWY5hREA6FFYrthD0rZNIw
ii.Lux Dev Bootcamp
iii.Data science schools eg Explore datascience academy, Moringa School
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5.Apply your Skills
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~join Data Science Platforms to do real world projects eg Zindi Platform https://zindi.africa/?referralCode%3Djlt93W, Omdena https://omdena.com/
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