Master how to use the Julia language to solve business critical data science challenges. After covering the importance of Julia to the data science community and several essential data science principles, we start with the basics including how to install Julia and its powerful libraries. Many examples are provided as we illustrate how to leverage each Julia command, dataset, and function. Specialized script packages are introduced and described. Hands-on problems representative of those commonly encountered throughout the data science pipeline are provided, and we guide you in the use of Julia in solving them using published datasets. Many of these scenarios make use of existing packages and built-in functions, as we cover: 
<ol>
<li>An overview of the data science pipeline along with an example illustrating the key points, implemented in Julia </li>
<li>Options for Julia IDEs </li>
<li>Programming structures and functions </li>
<li>Engineering tasks, such as importing, cleaning, formatting and storing data, as well as performing data preprocessing </li>
<li>Data visualization and some simple yet powerful statistics for data exploration purposes </li>
<li>Dimensionality reduction and feature evaluation </li>
<li>Machine learning methods, ranging from unsupervised (different types of clustering) to supervised ones (decision trees, random forests, basic neural networks, regression trees, and Extreme Learning Machines) </li>
<li>Graph analysis including pinpointing the connections among the various entities and how they can be mined for useful insights. </li>
</ol>Each chapter concludes with a series of questions and exercises to reinforce what you learned. The last chapter of the book will guide you in creating a data science application from scratch using Julia.

Julia for Data Science

Computers & Technology

Voulgaris PhD, Zacharias

Computer Science

Technics Publications, LLC

As our society transforms into a data-driven one, the role of the Data Scientist is becoming more and more important. If you want to be on the leading edge of what is sure to become a major profession in the not-too-distant future, this book can show you how. Each chapter is filled with practical information that will help you reap the fruits of big data and become a successful Data Scientist: 
<ul>
<li>Learn what big data is and how it differs from traditional data through its main characteristics: volume, variety, velocity, and veracity. </li>
<li>Explore the different types of Data Scientists and the skillset each one has. </li>
<li>Dig into what the role of the Data Scientist requires in terms of the relevant mindset, technical skills, experience, and how the Data Scientist connects with other people. </li>
<li>Be a Data Scientist for a day, examining the problems you may encounter and how you tackle them, what programs you use, and how you expand your knowledge and know-how. </li>
<li>See how you can become a Data Scientist, based on where you are starting from: a programming, machine learning, or data-related background. </li>
<li>Follow step-by-step through the process of landing a Data Scientist job: where you need to look, how you would present yourself to a potential employer, and what it takes to follow a freelancer path. </li>
<li>Read the case studies of experienced, senior-level Data Scientists, in an attempt to get a better perspective of what this role is, in practice. </li>
</ul>At the end of the book, there is a glossary of the most important terms that have been introduced, as well as three appendices - a list of useful sites, some relevant articles on the web, and a list of offline resources for further reading.

Data Scientist: The Definitive Guide to Becoming a Data Scientist

Business & Money

Education & Reference

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