• Title School of Data Handbook
• Author(s) SchoolOfData.org
• Publisher: SchoolOfData.org (2013)
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• Language: English
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Book Description

This book is something like a traditional textbook it will provide the detail and background theory to support the Data Science courses and challenges. It will guide you through the key stages of a data project. These stages can be thought of as a pipeline, or a process.

The Handbook should be accessible to all learners. It comes with a Glossary explaining the important terms and concepts.

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