Thread by @mdancho84

Stop learning data science.

Start learning how to solve problems. 🧵

#datascience #rstats #stats

Most people dive into learning data science by taking course after course on

coding,
algorithms,
math,
statistics,
computer science,
APIs,
...

web apps,
databases,
SQL,
R,
Python,
SQL again (advanced this time),
Tableau (because I like dashboards),
PowerBI (because I realized my company doesn’t use tableau),
and…

You get the idea.

What a cluster…

Maybe a better solution is to learn how to solve problems.

It’s actually easier than you think.

Step 1: Start with a problem.

Example. One of my students enjoys drinking beer, specifically IPAs (who doesn’t?).

But he had a tough time finding new ones to try. 🍺

Step 2: Criticality think about the problem.

Can I find data?

Yes, he found a CSV of beers with all sorts of data like what hops and alcohol content, type of beer (lager, IPA, wheat, etc)

What would solve this problem?

An easy-to-use app that recommended 10 beers to try. 🍻

Step 3. Research & build

Example. My student built a small web app that recommends 10 beers based on user preferences.

How did he get started?

He researched…

what it takes to make a web app.
How to make product recommendations.
How to do it in R

Then he built a proof-of-concept app.

It wasn’t perfect but he learned a ton through the process.

Now if you are reading this and still struggling with ideas or how to implement them.

Then I’d love to help.

I have a free 40-minute training in what are the 10 most important skills that help you with problems just like these.

I made it to help you streamline your research & build phases.

And you probably already know that problem-solving is the number 1 skill that employers look for.

So double down right now & watch my training.

It will help.

Enjoy!

learn.business-science.io/free-rtrack-ma…