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24 alternatives to Data Science from Scratch

Data Science and Python, starting at zero

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Data Science from Scratch launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Data Analysis with Open Source Tools▲69

   How to think about data

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Data Science for Business▲68

   Data mining and data-analytic thinking

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Data Smart▲76

   Using Data Science to Transform Information into Insight

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Art of Data Science▲85

   A guide for anyone who works with data

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5AO
   An Open-Source Data Science Curriculum▲135

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Naked Statistics▲69

   Build intuition around data

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Doing Data Science▲6

   Straight Talk from the Frontline

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Naked Statistics▲66

   Stripping the dread from the data

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Machine Learning▲77

   A visual guide for beginners

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Truth or Truthiness▲64

    Learn to think like a data scientist

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    redbook.io▲61

    Readings in Database Systems (5th edition)

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Programming Pearls▲71

    Clever solutions to classic programming problems

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Code▲76

    The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Full Stack Python▲78

    Explains programming language concepts in plain language.

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Python Machine Learning▲80

    Learning machine learning has never been easier

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Algorithms to Live By▲70

    The computer science of human decisions

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    We Do Data Science▲78

    No code Data Science in your browser

    2022 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Data Science & it's Essentials▲77

    Must haves for a Data Scientist

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19SP
    Self-Published Book – “Data Science in Production”▲172

    Hi HN, Over the past 6 months I've been working on a technical book focused on helping aspiring data scientists to get hands-on experience with cloud computing environments using the Python ecosystem. The book is targeted at readers already familiar with libraries such as Pandas and scikit-learn that are looking to build out a portfolio of applied projects. To author the book, I used the Leanpub platform to provide drafts of the text as I completed each chapter. To typeset the book, I used the R bookdown package by Yihui Xie to translate my markdown into a PDF format. I also used Google docs…

    2020 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Learn Python for Data Science #1 (New Youtube Series)▲9

    A new Learn Python for Data Science series on Youtube

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Getting Your First Data Science Job▲89

    Free 70-page book on data science careers with expert advice

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    DataPen.io▲118

    A curation of free data science resources

    2023 · datapen.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Business Modeling and Data Mining▲67

    how to solve real world problems with data minining

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Dataquest▲139

    Online data science and programming training

    2019 · its alternatives →

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