So, my Machine Learning project is due in 5 days. We’ve had it since just over a week ago, but also had a homework due in the meantime, so I’m just getting to it. I only have a short time to understand how to do this project, plus I have homework in another class due… Continue reading ML Project 1 (Post 2)
Machine Learning Project 1
I mentioned in my “Why Data Science” post that I thought about starting this blog when the first project was assigned in my graduate Machine Learning class. The class to date has been mostly “math review” (which is not a review at all for me) and doing homework problems that take 4 pages of work… Continue reading Machine Learning Project 1
Goals
Since this site is about “becoming a data scientist”, I thought I should define what I think that means by setting some goals for myself.
What is a Data Scientist?
It’s pretty clear based on the variety of (sometimes conflicting) information out there that the definition of “data scientist” is still being developed. Data Science is basically a new trendy term for a collection of things that has already existed: data modeling, data mining, statistical analysis, predictive analytics, machine learning, etc.
Why Data Science?
TL;DR: I like it, it matches up well with my existing skills, I think I’ll be good at it, and I can modify my current graduate degree to better prepare myself for a career in data science.