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168: Stop Doing Random Data Courses - Read These Books Instead

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Jul 8, 2025
Ditch those endless data courses and dive into must-read books that truly enhance your analytical skills. Discover the power of 'The Big Book of Dashboards' for mastering data visualization. Explore how 'Data Science for Business' and 'The StatQuest Illustrated Guide to Machine Learning' connect data science with real-world applications. Uncover the transformative insights found in 'Moneyball' and learn how analytical storytelling can boost your job readiness. Plus, listen in for a chance to win a free book!
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ADVICE

Master Dashboards with Practical Examples

  • Use The Big Book of Dashboards to learn practical data visualization principles and industry-relevant dashboard examples.
  • Leverage provided Tableau dashboard files to practice and build your own dashboards efficiently.
INSIGHT

Bridging Data Science and Business

  • Data Science for Business combines theory and practice to bridge data science with real organizational needs.
  • The book covers data cleaning, modeling, ethics, and machine learning, making it closest to corporate on-the-job learning.
ANECDOTE

Teaching at MIT Enabled Learning

  • Avery Smith taught the data engineering bootcamp at MIT despite not considering himself a top data engineer.
  • The Fundamentals of Data Engineering book helped him fill knowledge gaps during that time.
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