Dataquest

This course is one of the best online courses I've ever taken. Not only does it teach the concepts behind data analytics, it delves deep enough into them to get anyone started on using them. The format in which the courses are structured, and the challenges... Read More and guided projects provided, really help to reinforce the tools and techniques given.

I would recommend this course to anyone who is interested in data analytics, and I would even recommend the first few courses to anyone who is interested in learning to program in Python.

Dataquest is one of those rare services which delivers on every promise. I have learned more through this online set of courses than from any other program I've taken, including edX, Udemy, Coursera, and more. I wouldn't be in the situation in my life... Read More that I am at without the valuable knowledge derived from the fantastic Python instruction, incredible insight in to statistics, and also a large section aimed at Big Data, which is so valuable in the work force at the moment.

Dataquest initiates you to Data Science in a perfectly structured fashion.
It presents an extremely well explained compilation of topics and areas of interest, which saves you a lot of time.
The exercises implemented for checking progress and the guided... Read More projects are also a strong point, as well as the certificates issued by the platform as one finishes the modules.
The interface works very well, is clean and efficient.
The price is reasonable for all that's offered.

I really like this program since is more like tutorials based vs video based as all the other online courses.
By having the ability to read thru the content and go back and forth, it becomes a great reference to tackle real problems by going back to your... Read More hands on examples.
I also think that a written source is easier for glancing thru the content if your are more experienced programmer vs going thru large videos you end up looking thru a whole video the content you want to review.
The support you have from the team is wonderful always committed on a great user experience.

Compared to other programs that rely on videos and longer exercises/projects, I like the way that exercises are interspersed through the content. There is a good amount of free content so you can see if the format works for you before getting in on the... Read More rest of the material - which is actually very affordable. The way dataquest is set up makes the experience very enjoyable.

Curious by nature I wanted to learn Data Scientist set of skills that can both aid in this natural tendency and potentially create hybrid career opportunities in the future. Going through formal education at this stage was not an option not only due to... Read More excessive price but also inflexibility of when and where (it is important if you have a day job!). So I have investigated and undertook a number of courses in MOOCS. However I found the courses there are often too general and fluffy, sometimes too narrow and vendor specific (e.g. some Microsoft courses are great but not setting overall context of the Data science) and/or frequently require the monetary outlay without ability to try (e.g. some Coursera and edX courses). In addition my learning style responds best to contextual learning. Coming across Vik's Data Science blog I liked his plain english and practical explanations that at the same time allow to "deep dive" in the subject. That led me to Dataquest who ticked all my boxes.

First off you can really try a large part of it for free. The site has a great dashboard that sets excellent visual map of data science skills and tracks your progress against it. The whole process takes you from basics gradually building up complexity and giving hands on experience. Each lesson is broken down in a small sections finished with a build-in coding screen/console where you can complete and check your exercise. Small sections are easy to scan and re-scan to deeper understand a particular concept whilst trying it out without hassle of setting up the environment. The design is usable and clean keeping you focused. Also they have very responsive support that you can reach through the site or by joining Slack community.

In brief Dataquest guys really got it right: you can learn Data Science (and soon Engineering) by doing, in context, gradually building up complexity and regularly reinforcing your knowledge.

I first heard about DataQuest from a friend of mine. He was pretty impressed with the methodology of teaching. I initially started with the free courses and was really impressed with the course structure and "Code to Learn" attitude. This has really helped... Read More me gain in-depth exposure in the vast domain of Data Science.

Pros:
1) "Do to learn" attitude
2) Courses such as Numpy, Pandas and other libraries are perfectly introduced. Courses such as Machine Learning, Statistics and Natural language Processing helps students gain a good knowledge on how the real time scenarios work
3) Working on the real-time datasets is a boon. This approach is extremely helpful when we get to see new datasets and building predictive models
4) Challenges and Guided Projects are the core aspects where we tend to implement what we have learnt

Overall, a nice, intelligently crafted environment for all level Data Science Professionals like Data Analyst, Data Scientist or Data Engineer. Keep up the good work !!!