TheWorld365 Data Science - A Journey

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Section	Notes
Books I Read Available on Amazon	These books are good. There are hundreds of others out there. Start here. Find your own…
Books in PDF format	Books I plan to read when I have free time. Or use when working on a project.
Public Datasets	These are public data sets that I’ve used, will use or I’ve seen others use.
MOOC Education	These sites offer additional education at great prices (sometimes free)
Completed Certifications	A list of my certifications, badges and certificates achieved throughout my professional career.
AWS Certifications Plan	A list of certifications I plan to complete
Education Plan	I’m planning to take these specializations as part of my ongoing education.
Notebooks	Jupyter notebooks I found interesting which helped me understand the mechanics of data analysis, machine learning, and practical aspects of data science
Articles	Articles I read that helped me take steps in the right direction
Tools and Services	I use (or used) these tools, packages, libs, services
Code Snippets	Sometimes it takes one piece of code to complete the whole puzzle
Other Repos	These repos are pure gold I found while digging through the mountains of material out there
Visual Candy	If you’re not showing the beauty in data, then try again.

Books I Read Available on Amazon

These books are good. There are hundreds of others out there. Start here. Find your own…

Subject	Title
Machine Learning	Hands-on Unsupervised Learning Using Python
Machine Learning	Deep Learning a Practitioner’s Approach
Machine Learning	Machine Learning for Predictive Data Analytics
Machine Learning	The Hundred Pages Machine Learning Book
Machine Learning	Introduction to Deep Learning
Statistics	Engineering Statistics
Data Analysis	Python for Data Analysis
Data Visualization	Tableau 10 Best Practices
Data Visualization	Data Visualization - Data Driven Design
Data Visualization	Fundamentals of Data Visualization
Data Visualization	Storytelling with Data
Data Visualization	The Big Book of Dashboards
Data Visualization	Practical Tableau
Data Visualization	Mastering Tableau
Data Art	The Truthful Art
Data Strategy	The CDO Handbook for Data Governance
Data Strategy	The CDO’s Playbook
Data Strategy	Data as a Service
Data Science	Data Science from Scratch
Data Science	Python Data Science Handbook

Books in PDF format

Books I plan to read when I have free time. Or use when working on a project.

Public Datasets

These are public data sets that I’ve used, will use or I’ve seen others use.

Agency	Department	Title
CDC	NSFG	National Survey of Family Growth

MOOC Education

These sites offer additional education at great prices (sometimes free)

Site	Interest	Notes
Udacity	The School of Data Science	High rates, expensive
Kaggle	Data Science Education	Challenges, datasets, and competitions
ClassCentral	Data Science Courses	Tracks the best ranked online courses
HackerRank	Artificial Intelligence	Skills testing and certification
DevSkiller	Tech Recruitment	Certifications for tech recruitment
Harvard Manage Mentor	Management and Global Collaboration	Classes on management and collaboration
Great Learning	Data Science	Data Science, Machine Learning, and AI
Udemy	Data Science	Large selection of Data Science courses
Linkedin	Data Science	How to become a Data Scientist
Linkedin	Data Science Topics	Several off-the-shelve topics in tech and data science
edX	Data Science	Data Science topics from MIT and Harvard
FutureLearn	IT and Computer Science	Topics not available elsewhere
Skillshare	Business Analytics	Short videos on focused subjects

Completed Certifications

A list of my certifications, badges and certificates achieved throughout my professional career.

Area	Provider	Specialization	Certificate
AWS	AWS	Certified Cloud Practitioner	Cert

Azure	Microsoft	Architect Professional Certification	Cert
Azure	Microsoft	Designing an Azure Data Solution	Cert
Azure	Microsoft	Implementing an Azure Data Solution	Cert
Azure	Microsoft	Designing Deployments, Migrations, and Integrations	Cert
Azure	Microsoft	Designing Identity and Security (APL)	Cert
Azure	Microsoft	Designing a Data Platform Solution	Cert
Azure	Microsoft	Designing an Infrastructure Strategy	Cert
Azure	Microsoft	Microsoft Azure Administrator	Cert

Viz	Tableau	Tableau Consumer	Cert
Viz	Tableau	Tableau Author Desktop/Web	Cert
Viz	Tableau	Tableau Designer	Cert
Viz	Tableau	Tableau Analyst	Cert
Viz	Tableau	Tableau Server Architect	Cert
Viz	Tableau	Tableau Developer	Cert
Viz	Tableau	Tableau Server Administrator	Cert
Viz	Tableau	Tableau Site Administrator	Cert
Viz	Tableau	Tableau Executive Sponsor	Cert
Viz	Tableau	Tableau Community Leader	Cert
Viz	Tableau	Tableau Data Steward	Cert
Viz	Tableau	Tableau Data Scientist	Cert

ML	John Hopkins	Practical Machine Learning	Cert
ML	Stanford	Machine Learning	Cert
DS	IBM	Data Science Professional Certification	Cert

AWS Certifications Plan

A list of certifications I plan to complete

Provider	Area	Code	Learning Path	Status
AWS	Architect	SAA-C02	Solutions Architect Associate Certification	In Progress
AWS	Architect		Solutions Architect – Professional Certification	In Progress
AWS	SysOps		SysOps Administrator – Associate Certification	In Progress
AWS	DevOps		DevOps Engineer – Professional Certification	In Progress
AWS	Developer		Certified Developer – Associate Certification	In Progress
AWS	Networking		Advanced Networking – Specialty Certification	In Progress
AWS	Security		Security - Specialty Certification	In Progress
AWS	Machine Learning		Machine Learning – Specialty Certification	In Progress
AWS	Big Data		Big Data – Specialty Certification	In Progress
AWS	Data Analytics		[Data Analytics Specialty Certification]	TBD
AWS	Database		[Database Specialty Certification]	TBD
AWS	Alexa		[Alexa Skill Builder]	TBD

Education Plan

I’m planning to take these specializations as part of my ongoing education. I will update the certificates or credentials as soon as I finish the specialization.

Area	University	Specialization	Certificate
Data Science	Rice University	Business Statistics and Analysis Specialization	TBD
Data Science	Wharton	Business Analytics Specialization	TBD
Data Science	UC Stanta Cruz	Bayesian Statistics: From Concept to Data Analysis	TBD
Data Science	Open SUNY	Practical Time Series Analysis	TBD
Data Science	University of Michigan	Applied Data Science with Python Specialization	TBD
Data Science	Imperial College of London	Mathematics for Machine Learning Specialization	TBD
Data Science	Wesleyan University	Data Analysis and Interpretation Specialization	TBD
Data Science	UC San Diego	Data Structures and Algorithms Specialization	TBD
Data Science	University of Washington	Machine Learning Specialization	TBD
Data Science	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Data Mining Specialization	TBD
Data Science	UC San Diego	Python Data Products for Predictive Analytics Specialization	TBD
Data Science	UC San Diego	Big Data Specialization	TBD
Data Science	University of Michigan	Statistics with Python Specialization	TBD
Data Science	MathWorks	Practical Data Science with MATLAB Specialization	TBD
Data Science	UC Davis	Data Visualization with Tableau Specialization	TBD
Data Science	Google Cloud	Data Engineering, Big Data, and Machine Learning Specialization	TBD
Data Science	John Hopkins University	Executive Data Science Specialization	TBD
Math and Logic	National Research University	Stochastic processes	TBD
Business	University of Michigan	Leading People and Teams Specialization	TBD
Business	Northwestern	Organizational Leadership Specialization	TBD
Business	ie Business School	Marketing Mix Implementation Specialization	TBD
Business	University of Colorado, Boulder	Effective Communication: Writing, Design, and Presentation Specialization	TBD
Business	The University of Melbourne	Essentials of Corporate Finance Specialization	TBD
Business	Copenhagen Business School	Strategic Management and Innovation Specialization	TBD
Business	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Strategic Leadership and Management Specialization	TBD
Business	USG	Six Sigma Yellow Belt Specialization	TBD
Business	Northwestern	Scaling Operations: Linking Strategy and Execution	TBD
Business	Darden School of Business University of Virginia	Digital Transformation	TBD
Business	Lund University	Digital Business Models	TBD
Business	University of Virginia	Customer-Centric IT Strategy	TBD
Business	Yale University	Financial Markets	TBD
Business	Columbia University	Economics of Money and Banking	TBD
Business	Columbia University	Financial Engineering and Risk Management Part I	TBD
Business	Columbia University	Financial Engineering and Risk Management Part II	TBD
Business	Duke University	Behavioral Finance	TBD
Business	Universite de Geneve	Investment Management Specialization	TBD
Business	Wharton Online	Business and Financial Modeling Specialization	TBD
Business	Stanford	Organizational Analysis	TBD
Business	University of California, Irvine	Project Management Principles and Practices Specialization	TBD
Business	Northwestern	Content Strategy for Professionals Specialization	TBD
Business	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Digital Marketing Specialization	TBD
Business	Northwestern	Social Media Marketing Specialization	TBD
Business	University of Virginia	Business Strategy Specialization	TBD
Business	University of Pennsylvania	Social Impact Strategy: Tools for Entrepreneurs and Innovators	TBD
Business	Ludwig-Maximilians - Universitat Munchen	Competitive Strategy and Organization Design Specialization	TBD
Business	Wharton	Business Strategies for A Better World Specialization	TBD
Business	Wharton	Entrepreneurship Specialization	TBD
Business	Duke University	Excel to MySQL: Analytic Techniques for Business Specialization	TBD
Business	PricewaterhouseCoopers	Data Analysis and Presentation Skills Specialization	TBD
Business	University of London	International Business Essentials Specialization	TBD
Business	UC Irvine	Effective Problem-Solving and Decision-Making	TBD
Business	UC Irvine	Career Success Specialization	TBD
Business	UC Irvine	The Art of Negotiation	TBD
Business	Yonsei University	International Marketing & Cross Industry Growth Specialization	TBD
Social Sciences	Stanford	Game Theory	TBD
Social Sciences	Stanford	Game Theory II: Advanced Applications	TBD
Social Sciences	University of Michigan	Model Thinking	TBD

Notebooks

Jupyter notebooks I found interesting which helped me understand the mechanics of data analysis, machine learning, and practical aspects of data science

Articles

Articles I read that helped me take steps in the right direction

Tools and Services

I use (or used) these tools, packages, libs, services

Code Snippets

Sometimes it takes one piece of code to complete the whole puzzle

Other Repos

These repos are pure gold I found while digging through the mountains of material out there

Visual Candy

If you’re not showing the beauty in data, then try again.

theworld365.github.io

A repo for the purpose of documenting my data science journey. Enjoy.