Learn data science with Python by building five real-world projects! Experiment with card game predictions, tracking disease outbreaks, and more, as you build a flexible and intuitive understanding of data science.

In

Data Science Bookcamp

you will learn:

Techniques for computing and plotting probabilities

Statistical analysis using Scipy

How to organize datasets with clustering algorithms

How to visualize complex multi-variable datasets

How to train a decision tree machine learning algorithm

In

Data Science Bookcamp

you’ll test and build your knowledge of Python with the kind of open-ended problems that professional data scientists work on every day. Downloadable data sets and thoroughly-explained solutions help you lock in what you’ve learned, building your confidence and making you ready for an exciting new data science career.

About the technology

A data science project has a lot of moving parts, and it takes practice and skill to get all the code, algorithms, datasets, formats, and visualizations working together harmoniously. This unique book guides you through five realistic projects, including tracking disease outbreaks from news headlines, analyzing social networks, and finding relevant patterns in ad click data.

About the book

Data Science Bookcamp

doesn’t stop with surface-level theory and toy examples. As you work through each project, you’ll learn how to troubleshoot common problems like missing data, messy data, and algorithms that don’t quite fit the model you’re building. You’ll appreciate the detailed setup instructions and the fully explained solutions that highlight common failure points. In the end, you’ll be confident in your skills because you can see the results.

What's inside

Web scraping

Organize datasets with clustering algorithms

Visualize complex multi-variable datasets

Train a decision tree machine learning algorithm

About the reader

For readers who know the basics of Python. No prior data science or machine learning skills required.

About the author

Leonard Apeltsin

is the Head of Data Science at Anomaly, where his team applies advanced analytics to uncover healthcare fraud, waste, and abuse.

Table of Contents

CASE STUDY 1 FINDING THE WINNING STRATEGY IN A CARD GAME

1 Computing probabilities using Python

2 Plotting probabilities using Matplotlib

3 Running random simulations in NumPy

4 Case study 1 solution

CASE STUDY 2 ASSESSING ONLINE AD CLICKS FOR SIGNIFICANCE

5 Basic probability and statistical analysis using SciPy

6 Making predictions using the central limit theorem and SciPy

7 Statistical hypothesis testing

8 Analyzing tables using Pandas

9 Case study 2 solution

CASE STUDY 3 TRACKING DISEASE OUTBREAKS USING NEWS HEADLINES

10 Clustering data into groups

11 Geographic location visualization and analysis

12 Case study 3 solution

CASE STUDY 4 USING ONLINE JOB POSTINGS TO IMPROVE YOUR DATA SCIENCE RESUME

13 Measuring text similarities

14 Dimension reduction of matrix data

15 NLP analysis of large text datasets

16 Extracting text from web pages

17 Case study 4 solution

CASE STUDY 5 PREDICTING FUTURE FRIENDSHIPS FROM SOCIAL NETWORK DATA

18 An introduction to graph theory and network analysis

19 Dynamic graph theory techniques for node ranking and social network analysis

20 Network-driven supervised machine learning

21 Training linear classifiers with logistic regression

22 Training nonlinear classifiers with decision tree techniques

23 Case study 5 solution

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