Introduction to Data Science with Python
Description
This is not a standard workshop, but a six-week online apprenticeship that culminates in one in-person day at posit::conf(2023). Here, you will learn the foundations of Python and data analysis under the guidance of a Posit Academy mentor and in the company of a close group of fellow learners. You will be expected to complete a weekly curriculum of interactive tutorials, and to attend a weekly presentation meeting with your mentor and fellow students. Topics will include importing packages and datasets, visualizing data with plotnine, wrangling data with pandas, writing and applying functions, and reporting reproducibly with quarto. Begins August 7th, 2023. No knowledge of Python required. Visit http://posit.co/academy to learn more about this uniquely effective learning format.
Audience
This course is ideal for:
those new to Python,
anyone who has dabbled in Python, but is not sure how to use Python to do data science, or
R users who want to work more closely with Python users on their team.
Instructors
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Posit Academy is Posit’s internal team of data scientists and educators. We provide a cohort-based, mentor-led, hands-on data science apprenticeship for working professionals. It is delivered on an online platform with interactive coding exercises and frequent cross-student collaboration. |