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Becoming a Data Head - by Alex J Gutman & Jordan Goldmeier (Paperback)

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  • "Turn yourself into a Data Head.
  • About the Author: ALEX J. GUTMAN, PhD, is a Data Scientist, Corporate Trainer, and Accredited Professional Statistician.
  • 272 Pages
  • Computers + Internet, Databases

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"Turn yourself into a Data Head. You'll become a more valuable employee and make your organization more successful."
Thomas H. Davenport, Research Fellow, Author of Competing on Analytics, Big Data @ Work, and The AI Advantage

You've heard the hype around data - now get the facts.

In Becoming a Data Head: How to Think, Speak, and Understand Data Science, Statistics, and Machine Learning, award-winning data scientists Alex Gutman and Jordan Goldmeier pull back the curtain on data science and give you the language and tools necessary to talk and think critically about it.

You'll learn how to:

  • Think statistically and understand the role variation plays in your life and decision making
  • Speak intelligently and ask the right questions about the statistics and results you encounter in the workplace
  • Understand what's really going on with machine learning, text analytics, deep learning, and artificial intelligence
  • Avoid common pitfalls when working with and interpreting data

Becoming a Data Head is a complete guide for data science in the workplace: covering everything from the personalities you'll work with to the math behind the algorithms. The authors have spent years in data trenches and sought to create a fun, approachable, and eminently readable book. Anyone can become a Data Head--an active participant in data science, statistics, and machine learning. Whether you're a business professional, engineer, executive, or aspiring data scientist, this book is for you.



From the Back Cover



"This book is for anyone, or any organization, asking how to bring a data mindset to the whole company, not just those trained in the space."
--Eric Weber, Head of Experimentation & Metrics Research at Yelp

A concise and readable guide to data and data science

In Becoming a Data Head, award-winning data scientists Alex Gutman and Jordan Goldmeier pull back the curtain on data science and give you the language and tools necessary to talk and think critically about it.

Becoming a Data Head will show you how to:

  • Think statistically and understand the role variation plays in your life and decision making.
  • Become data literate--speak intelligently and ask the right questions about the statistics and results you encounter in the workplace.
  • Understand what's really going on with machine learning, text analytics, deep learning, and artificial intelligence.
  • Avoid common pitfalls when working with and interpreting data.

Becoming a Data Head is a complete guide for data science in the workplace: covering everything from the personalities you'll work with to the math behind the algorithms. The authors have spent years in data trenches and sought to create a fun, approachable, and eminently readable book. Anyone can become a Data Head--an active participant in data science, statistics, and machine learning. Whether you're a business professional, engineer, executive, or aspiring data scientist, this book is for you.



About the Author



ALEX J. GUTMAN, PhD, is a Data Scientist, Corporate Trainer, and Accredited Professional Statistician. His professional focus is on statistical and machine learning and he has extensive experience working as a Data Scientist for the Department of Defense and two Fortune 50 companies.

JORDAN GOLDMEIER is a Data Scientist, author, speaker, and community leader. He is a seven-time recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Award and he has taught analytics to members of the Pentagon and Fortune 500 companies.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.8 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)
Weight: .8 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 272
Genre: Computers + Internet
Sub-Genre: Databases
Publisher: Wiley
Format: Paperback
Author: Alex J Gutman & Jordan Goldmeier
Language: English
Street Date: May 11, 2021
TCIN: 83421813
UPC: 9781119741749
Item Number (DPCI): 247-65-9743
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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