How Much Programming Do I Need to Know for Data Science?

An Analogy for Beginners

Jesse Ruiz (she/they)

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4/25/2022

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Coding skills for data scientists are essential but very dependent upon the tech stack that you utilize. Many data scientists use tools like SAS and packages like pandas or prebuilt tools to develop and test statistical and/or machine learning models. There is a big push for data scientist to…

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