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15 Mistakes to Avoid in Data Science

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Course Description

Overview

Save time and grow your skills faster. Learn the top mistakes that you should avoid as a data scientist.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Avoid common mistakes to excel in data science
1. Mistakes to Avoid
  • Communicating with overly technical language
  • Skipping the fundamentals
  • Moving too quickly
  • Having a data set that is too small
  • Failing to adopt new tools
  • Not considering the level of variation
  • Lack of documentation
  • Relying solely on formal education
  • Taking too long to share results
  • Including your bias
  • Overpromising solutions to stakeholders
  • Building tools from scratch
  • Assuming the knowledge level of stakeholders
  • Not telling a story with the data
  • Not confirming with stakeholders
Conclusion
  • Get started on the right path

Taught by

Lacey Westphal, Sam Cvetkovski, Louis Tremblay, Sara Anstey and Madecraft

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