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Tomi Gelo was one of the first participants in my 6-week data science course (the Junior Data Scientist’s First Month). Since then, he has done some pretty cool…
One of the most common questions I get from aspiring/junior data scientists is this: Is it possible to get freelance gigs and jobs as a junior data scientist?…
I’ve written about the importance of scripting in data science. But I’ve realized that I’ve never introduced my favorite script editor. It’s Sublime Text 3! In this article,…
Scatter plots are frequently used in data science and machine learning projects. In this pandas tutorial, I’ll show you two simple methods to plot one. Both solutions will…
Google Analytics is the most popular digital analytics tool in the world. Based on W3Techs market share report, Google Analytics is used by 84.1% of all websites for…
Plotting a histogram in Python is easier than you’d think! And in this article, I’ll show you how. I have a strong opinion about visualization in Python, which…
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to run a Python script. And it’s quite essential. When working on data science projects, you’ll write Python code all the time……
Recently, I had the “pleasure” of setting up my work computer (the computer that I use exclusively for data science projects) from scratch. I have a 2016 Macbook…
Working with current dates and times in data science projects is quite common. In this episode of my SQL tutorial series I’ll show you the best functions that…
In this episode of the SQL tutorial series you’ll learn two simple but important commands that you’ll use frequently when working in SQL: TRUNCATE TABLE and DROP TABLE….
In my previous article about statistical averages, we discussed how you can describe your dataset with a few central values (mean, median and mode). That’s well and good……
I always say that learning linear regression in Python is the best first step towards machine learning. Linear regression is simple and easy to understand even if you…
In this article I’ll answer a very simple question: What is data science? Well, the question is simple, sure… But the answer is rather complex. The problem is…
This is the second episode of my web scraping tutorial series. In the first episode, I showed you how you can get and clean the data from one…
Running hobby projects is the best way to practice data science before getting your first job. And one of the best ways to get real data for a…
I get this question a lot: What’s the best computer (or laptop) for a data scientist? In this article, I’ll answer it in detail and I’ll add specific…
In my previous landing page A/B test case study, I promised to get back to you with a few A/B testing misconceptions. In this article, I’ll share three…
Today, I’d like to give you an insight into an A/B test that I recently ran on my own blog, data36.com. In the last few years, the Data36…
Many companies are using A/B testing. But not too many of them are using it successfully. I mean, yeah, everyone has a few winning A/B tests that she…
A few years ago we were running a major homepage A/B test with one of my clients. Huge traffic, huge potential, huge expectations — and huge risk, of…