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24 alternatives to Doing Data Science

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Doing Data Science launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1IW
I wrote a book about using data science to solve “everyday” problems▲632
2021 · andrewnc.github.io · its alternatives →
2
Truth or Truthiness▲64
Learn to think like a data scientist
2017 · its alternatives →
3
The Art of Data Science▲85
A guide for anyone who works with data
2017 · its alternatives →
4
The Data Science Handbook▲79
Advice and insights from 25 amazing data scientists
2017 · its alternatives →
5DS
Data Science Topic List and Textbook Reviews▲11
2019 · datasciencetexts.com · its alternatives →
6
Lean Analytics▲100
Use data to build a better startup faster
2015 · its alternatives →
7AO
An Open-Source Data Science Curriculum▲135
2014 · github.com · its alternatives →
8
Getting Your First Data Science Job▲89
Free 70-page book on data science careers with expert advice
2016 · its alternatives →
9
Winning with Data▲107
Practical handbook on how to leverage data in your company
2016 · its alternatives →
10
Machine Learning▲77
A visual guide for beginners
2017 · its alternatives →
11
Buyology▲100
Truth and lies about why we buy
2016 · its alternatives →
12
Knowledge is Beautiful▲97
Taking infographics & data-visualisation next level (book)
2014 · its alternatives →
13
Bayes Impact▲119
Solve the world's toughest problems using data science
2014 · its alternatives →
14DP
Data Prism – Weekly newsletter about data science, ML, AI and analytics▲233
2017 · dataprism.co · its alternatives →
15
Big Data▲73
A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work & Think
2016 · its alternatives →
16RW
Real world (Jupyter notebook embed) way to assess data scientists▲134
2019 · hackerrank.com · its alternatives →
17
Data Strategy▲6
How to Profit from a World of Big Data
2018 · its alternatives →
18
Data Engineering Book – An open source, community-driven guide▲251
Hi HN! I'm currently a Master's student at USTC (University of Science and Technology of China). I've been diving deep into Data Engineering, especially in the context of Large Language Models (LLMs). The Problem: I found that learning resources for modern data engineering are often fragmented and scattered across hundreds of medium articles or disjointed tutorials. It's hard to piece everything together into a coherent system. The Solution: I decided to open-source my learning notes and build them into a structured book. My goal is to help developers fast-track their learning curve. Key…
Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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
SlideRule Data School▲89
Learn data science with a mentor.
2014 · its alternatives →
21
Data Science for Business▲2
What You Need to Know about Data Mining
2017 · its alternatives →
22DS
Dtab – Spreadsheet for Data Science▲229
2015 · dtab.io · its alternatives →
23
ScienceBox ▲88
Simple data science collaboration & productivity on the web
2015 · its alternatives →
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Algorithms to Live By▲70
The computer science of human decisions
2016 · its alternatives →

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