Data Science for Beginners: Fantastic Introductory Video Series from Microsoft

Last week, KDnuggets published 2 blogs by frequent contributor and Microsoft data scientist Brandon Rohrer. These blogs were transcripts of the first 2 videos in a series of "Data Science for Beginners" series featured on Microsoft's Azure website. Part 1 covered'The 5 questions data science answers,' while Part 2 touched on whether or not your data is ready for data science. The remaining 3 videos (and corresponding blog transcripts) are available now on Microsoft Azure's website, and feature the following: This video covers how to ask a sharp question, how to check whether available data is able to help answer this question, and how to properly reformulate the question if necessary. This video covers getting on with prediction. It starts with collecting data, asking a sharp question, plotting the existing data for visualization, drawing a linear model, using the model to find the answer, and creating a confidence level.