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It would be nice to have a clear list of assumed capabilities (for example, I am familiar with basic programming and have built a few websites, but I haven't ta
by the_watcher 13y ago
It would be nice to have a clear list of assumed capabilities (for example, I am familiar with basic programming and have built a few websites, but I haven't taken a math class since senior year of high school, and don't think I remember enough about Calculus to do anything that assumes knowledge of it). Just a simple list of what level math, stats, and programming fluency this starts from would be great.
- stillsut 13y agoData Science is still approachable through the "Edison"-style: only do as much math as your comfortable with, but keep probing discrepancies between different models. It's more debugging than architect-ing. Evidence: none of the top kaggle competitors is an academic/statistician to my knowledge.
- the_watcher 13y agoI understand what you are saying, and I am not looking to become a mathematician or statistician. It has just been so long since I took a math class that before diving into any of these courses, I'd like to be aware of the minimal fluency expected.