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Comments on: How To Use Twitter to Learn Data Science (or anything) https://www.becomingadatascientist.com/2015/10/04/how-to-use-twitter-to-learn-data-science-or-anything/ Documenting my path from "SQL Data Analyst pursuing an Engineering Master's Degree" to "Data Scientist" Mon, 08 May 2017 12:46:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: subdued reader https://www.becomingadatascientist.com/2015/10/04/how-to-use-twitter-to-learn-data-science-or-anything/#comment-3272 Mon, 08 May 2017 12:46:38 +0000 https://www.becomingadatascientist.com/?p=653#comment-3272 Thank you for writing this article. I, somewhat ironically, saw it on Twitter yesterday, and needed it to break out of my Twitter addiction.

]]> By: Renee https://www.becomingadatascientist.com/2015/10/04/how-to-use-twitter-to-learn-data-science-or-anything/#comment-2989 Sat, 04 Feb 2017 18:52:20 +0000 https://www.becomingadatascientist.com/?p=653#comment-2989 In reply to Ted.

No, I personally don’t think a Master’s degree is necessary, but it can help. Both to (unfortunately) show “proof” of the skills you may already have, and for the larger companies with HR systems that have cutoffs by things like degree.

Not to say that degrees are useless – I definitely went a lot further with math in my Systems Engineering masters program than I would have otherwise.

However, I encourage companies to put things like “masters degree or equivalent experience” if they feel the need to put it. I think real-world experience working with data can be more important than a degree!

]]> By: Ted https://www.becomingadatascientist.com/2015/10/04/how-to-use-twitter-to-learn-data-science-or-anything/#comment-2982 Fri, 03 Feb 2017 14:01:27 +0000 https://www.becomingadatascientist.com/?p=653#comment-2982 Very good post Renee! I have an engineering background and reinventing my career. I became interested with oracle database and oracle business intelligence 2 yrs ago while on my job search it seemed like this field saturated already and requires at least 6 years of experience.

But if it wasn’t for Oracle BI, I would not have discovered tableau and other visualization tools. I am looking to learn Python or R but don’t know which of these can get me to speed.

I’m going to follow your website to help me reach my goal of getting to analytics… it can easily get overwhelming most of the time!

Do you need to have a Master’s degree to become a data scientist?

Thanks again!

]]> By: Renee https://www.becomingadatascientist.com/2015/10/04/how-to-use-twitter-to-learn-data-science-or-anything/#comment-2629 Mon, 30 May 2016 16:35:55 +0000 https://www.becomingadatascientist.com/?p=653#comment-2629 In reply to Sahil Dawka.

Ha, true. No, Data Science is definitely NOT saturated! If anything, there is a glut of people suddenly calling themselves data scientists, and a glut of companies listing “data scientist” positions that hope for a “unicorn”, but if you look past all of that, there are still a LOT of companies that need people that can do advanced analytics, and with the amount of data being collected, and the limited number of new analysts being produced by universities, that number will only get larger in the future.

Yes, if you have a scientific or engineering background and coding experience, you’re already well on your way. As you’ll find out if you listen to the Becoming a Data Scientist podcast, curiosity is one of the key traits for data scientists! Go for it!

You may want to check out the Data Science Learning Club as you get started! (see links in menu)

Renee

]]> By: Renee https://www.becomingadatascientist.com/2015/10/04/how-to-use-twitter-to-learn-data-science-or-anything/#comment-2628 Mon, 30 May 2016 16:32:35 +0000 https://www.becomingadatascientist.com/?p=653#comment-2628 In reply to David Meza.

thanks!

]]> By: Sahil Dawka https://www.becomingadatascientist.com/2015/10/04/how-to-use-twitter-to-learn-data-science-or-anything/#comment-2596 Fri, 13 May 2016 11:04:59 +0000 https://www.becomingadatascientist.com/?p=653#comment-2596 Hey great article! Everything is a double-edged sword, so this is like an avoid-gutting-yourself article. :D

I’m starting to get interested in this subject but I wonder if it is saturated? How long do you think it would take to get up to speed, giving an engineering background in Nanotechnology, some coding experience, and a lot of curiosity?

]]> By: David Meza https://www.becomingadatascientist.com/2015/10/04/how-to-use-twitter-to-learn-data-science-or-anything/#comment-2594 Thu, 12 May 2016 02:48:27 +0000 https://www.becomingadatascientist.com/?p=653#comment-2594 This is a great blog topic. I think it shows people the value of Twitter if used correctly. Like you I focus on data science in my feed. I find it helpful and provides me with great insight into the field. Thanks for the explanation on lists, I have been meaning to look up their use.

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