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Ep. 137 - Intro to Data Science (Briana Vecchione)
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If you've heard of open data, big data, and data science and never quite knew what it was all about, this episode is for you. Briana helps us explore the different steps it takes to answer a complex data question with code, giving us a tour of the data science world along the way. We talk about the importance and difficulty of cleaning data, the role of ethics in data collection and analysis, and how a codenewbie can dig into this fascinating topic.
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- Code Comments (sponsor)
- IRL (sponsor)
- KDD Conference
- ACM Conference
- SQL
- R
- Microsoft Civic Tech
- The Human Face of Big Data
- The Glassroom
- Python
- NASA Datanauts
- Codeland Conf
- Codeland 2019
Briana Vecchione
Briana Vecchione is a data scientist specializing in civic tech and a strong advocate for fairness, transparency, and inclusion in technology. Previously, Briana’s worked on various projects through Microsoft Research, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, ABB, Square, & Wogrammer NY. She’s an award-winning scholar with organizations like the National Science Foundation, the Association of Computing Machinery, and the Anita Borg Institute.
357 episodes
Archived series ("Inactive feed" status)
When? This feed was archived on August 16, 2023 15:23 (). Last successful fetch was on November 03, 2023 04:54 ()
Why? Inactive feed status. Our servers were unable to retrieve a valid podcast feed for a sustained period.
What now? You might be able to find a more up-to-date version using the search function. This series will no longer be checked for updates. If you believe this to be in error, please check if the publisher's feed link below is valid and contact support to request the feed be restored or if you have any other concerns about this.
Manage episode 177676356 series 1250448
If you've heard of open data, big data, and data science and never quite knew what it was all about, this episode is for you. Briana helps us explore the different steps it takes to answer a complex data question with code, giving us a tour of the data science world along the way. We talk about the importance and difficulty of cleaning data, the role of ethics in data collection and analysis, and how a codenewbie can dig into this fascinating topic.
Show Links
- Code Comments (sponsor)
- IRL (sponsor)
- KDD Conference
- ACM Conference
- SQL
- R
- Microsoft Civic Tech
- The Human Face of Big Data
- The Glassroom
- Python
- NASA Datanauts
- Codeland Conf
- Codeland 2019
Briana Vecchione
Briana Vecchione is a data scientist specializing in civic tech and a strong advocate for fairness, transparency, and inclusion in technology. Previously, Briana’s worked on various projects through Microsoft Research, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, ABB, Square, & Wogrammer NY. She’s an award-winning scholar with organizations like the National Science Foundation, the Association of Computing Machinery, and the Anita Borg Institute.
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