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Probability & Statistics for Data Science
I haven’t attended any formal education in probability & statistics, whatever I have learnt in bits and pieces till now is through working on data science problems. When I look at the literature available on probability & statistics, I find it too theoretical and generalized. I have felt that there should be some literature on probability & statistics specifically focused on data science.
Recently couple of books have been written which are good and cover some of the context, but I want to cover everything about probability & statistics from basics to statistical learning. I would like to mention that my focus in these posts would be to give intuition on every topic and how it relates to data science rather going deep into mathematical formulas.
This book contains 6 chapters, this one is the first which gives an overview and set the context of subsequent chapters.
Second chapter describes probability & its types, random variables & probability distributions and how they are important from data science perspective.
Probability
• Introduction
• Conditional Probability
• Random Variables
• Probability Distributions
Third, Fourth & Fifth chapters cover every topic related to statistics & its significance in data science.
Statistics
• Introduction
• Descriptive Statistics
• Inferential Statistics
• Bayesian Statistics
Sixth (& final) chapter elaborates statistical learning, it will be about looking at machine learning or data science from statistical perspective.
Statistical Learning
• Introduction
• Prediction & Inference
• Parametric & Non-parametric methods
• Prediction Accuracy and Model Interpretability
• Bias-Variance Trade-Off
So if you are looking for similar kind of learning curve, kindly continue with the book.
Recently couple of books have been written which are good and cover some of the context, but I want to cover everything about probability & statistics from basics to statistical learning. I would like to mention that my focus in these posts would be to give intuition on every topic and how it relates to data science rather going deep into mathematical formulas.
This book contains 6 chapters, this one is the first which gives an overview and set the context of subsequent chapters.
Second chapter describes probability & its types, random variables & probability distributions and how they are important from data science perspective.
Probability
• Introduction
• Conditional Probability
• Random Variables
• Probability Distributions
Third, Fourth & Fifth chapters cover every topic related to statistics & its significance in data science.
Statistics
• Introduction
• Descriptive Statistics
• Inferential Statistics
• Bayesian Statistics
Sixth (& final) chapter elaborates statistical learning, it will be about looking at machine learning or data science from statistical perspective.
Statistical Learning
• Introduction
• Prediction & Inference
• Parametric & Non-parametric methods
• Prediction Accuracy and Model Interpretability
• Bias-Variance Trade-Off
So if you are looking for similar kind of learning curve, kindly continue with the book.
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February 5, 2019
I may be a bit biased because I am the author of this book, but I must honestly say it is the best book I see on probability & statistics in context of data science right now. I couldn't find a relevant book that I wanted to refer so I wrote it.
Absolutely recommended to data science beginners who wants to get everything important about probability & statistics, without spending weeks/months on searching & reading. It can serve as a useful refresher for data science practitioners. It is around 50 pages long book and could be swallowed during a weekend!
Furthermore, I have given important links in each section if the reader wants to explore the topic further.
Absolutely recommended to data science beginners who wants to get everything important about probability & statistics, without spending weeks/months on searching & reading. It can serve as a useful refresher for data science practitioners. It is around 50 pages long book and could be swallowed during a weekend!
Furthermore, I have given important links in each section if the reader wants to explore the topic further.
February 5, 2019
Awesome reference book for data science professionals like me, covered a lot in around 50 pages.
August 20, 2019
Awesome book
This is the best book for anyone who wants go long way in the data science journey, Just go for it!
This is the best book for anyone who wants go long way in the data science journey, Just go for it!
October 13, 2021
Very readable and concise. I selected this one for the wrong reasons though, expecting a detailed statistics textbook. This is not it, this is a brilliant math book instead. Fun to read!
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