Dataquest

This is by far one of the best data science resource for the beginners and to continue learning.

Pros:
* Best resource for getting started.
* Good technical and customer support.
* Active slack channel to connect with other users and ask questions.
* Covers all aspects of Data science using Python using Numpy, Pandas and Plotting libraries.

I'm a musician working on a career change. I had previously been studying programming on sites like Treehouse, Code School, Codecademy, Udemy. DataQuest is a great alternative for learning data science. The curriculum is structured so that you learn how a data scientist thinks and you're guided through the process of cleaning data to making visualizations and finding insights.

They've also been able to get me into some advanced topics such as database indexes, data structures and algorithms. The other e-learning websites I tried either didn't offer these advanced topics, or didn't explain them very effectively for someone at my level.

The premium subscription is very good value, you get access to a Slack channel that's very active and helpful.

I have two bachelors and a Master's degree related to physics and engineering. In my education, I studied in three US states and four EU countries. After seven years of post-high school education, I am tired of the traditional classroom setting: one professor lecturing at a group of students. I found it to be an ineffective and inefficient learning format that was too abstract and dated for real world applications.

Dataquest turns all of that on its head. Short and sweet: you learn by doing. The material is presented in a simple format so that anyone can learn, yet it powerfully equips you to deal with data.

Although I am not a data scientist, the things I learned are useful for anyone dealing with data. I wish that I had learned these things during my university studies. The ...

Teaching Method: new concept > examples > practice, practice

Projects and Challenges to solidify new skills, and tips on how to practice beyond that with datasets provided

Set of topics and the way they're organized

Python first! :)

Format: for me personally, interactive textbook format with console (similar to Codecademy) works best. When it comes to studying, video courses never did great job (maybe it's just me though).

Dataquest is by far one of the best resources to start learning data science. Their approach is ideal for a beginner as one learns by doing exercises and projects in the browser. Their curriculum is well structured and the missions convey enough info to complete each of the exercises. Their guided projects are also very well structured, they give one the opportunity to start thinking like a data scientist by asking questions and trying to play with data to find answers. What I also like is the fact that one is able to suggest the addition of new content to their curriculum which gets renewed every few months. One section of the curriculum which can be improved is the statistics part which is being rewritten at the moment I am writing this post.
Definitely recommended.

I've been on the hunt for a good data science program that isn't overwhelming, but not too simplistic either. Dataquest has found that sweet spot. You get a clear path, with clear objectives in how you can reach your goal. Each objective is revisited throughout your journey so that your skills will actually build, not just checking the box. The challenges that Dataquest presents are thought provoking and connect to a wide variety of audiences. The best part is that the guided projects and mini projects challenge your own biases in order to approach the problem analytically.

You get a well-rounded Data Science and Data Analytics background from building your projects, using niche tools, and using version control.

The nice bow to the gift that is Dataquest is the community and the c...

Dataquest provides an efficient and enjoyable learning experience for data science. The course is focused on learning through practice and repetition. By placing guided projects throughout the learning material dataquest ensures that students solidify their learning. Additionally, these guided projects introduce real world problems and ideas that can be explored by data science, opening up a window for student creativity. Overall the course is paced evenly enough that anybody could start it and progress through it. This does mean that those experienced with other coding environments may find the beginning a bit trivial. Although this is certainly for the best, besides a lot of us could use a refresher on the basics :).

Outside of the course itself, the dataquest team also pro...

After enrolling with 3 or 4 other MOOCs and abandoning because the videos are too long and plenty of blah-blah-blah, I decided to analyze job offers for Data Scientists and increase my focus. I came up with a list of concepts, languages and software I would need to get me from zero to Data Scientist as fast as possible. Using this as keywords for my search of the most effective course I found Dataquest and realized that it fit my list PERFECTLY (seriously, 100%). So I enrolled, completed the Data Analyst path and continued in the Data Scientist path. I can say that it is as fast - and I am learning as much - as I could possibly hope to. The exercises are concise, but broad enough to make the users confident with what they're doing and always focusing on real-world data. Support is very ...

I tried several other online data science courses before I finally tried out Dataquest. Everything they teach you is relevant and targeted towards getting you ready to tackle your own projects. Love that there are no videos (don't like having to pause my music or fumble to find headphones). The guided projects are especially helpful and use really interesting data sets. They let you download your code and data sets used, so you can keep working on the data set on your own. It's also worth checking out their blog!
Overall definitely worth the money.

The material ramps up gradually with just enough checkpoints to build up to challenging concepts. By the end of the coursework, you'll have a strong grasp of the types of problems data science can solve. Plus, you'll have the beginnings of a portfolio to show potential employers.

The community is very active on Slack and the Dataquest team offers friendly, helpful support around the clock. I've loved learning with them. I can only imagine that the team will continue to improve as they constantly experiment with new ideas for their curriculum, add new courses based on user feedback, and are designing an entirely new data engineering track. Dataquest is the best of the many sites I've tried and looks to be the best going forward.

I was new to data science before taking courses on Dataquest. However, Dataquest is such an amazing place that I get familiar with python packages by enjoying every challenges. Especially, I love the interactive interface, I agree with Dataquest that watching video does not help you learn, but coding does. Definitely worth trying!

This course is very well structured, teaches very useful material (and a LOT of it), and has good support via the Slack channel.

The course covers python quite in-depth, then moves on to numpy, pandas, some basic SQL and web scraping, some basic visualization techniques, and then moves on to data cleaning, statistics, modeling, and machine learning. The exercises are well structured. Most are doable in short chunks of time, build on prior concepts, and involve pretty interesting 'real-life' data sets. One big draw for me in comparison with other programs is the efficiency of the curriculum: zero videos, many many hands-on exercises.

For people who come from a quantitative background (or at least are not afraid of numerical analysis) and who would like to learn to work with so...

I am a big fan of DataQuest, I think the exercises are very well planned and good amount of background information are provided before the exercises and followed by hints to complete. Above all you can download your code as well. Support had been excellent as well. I have tried all sort of platform to practice data science and I think DataQuest is best.

I found this course is very efficient way to study data analysis and python. For to be specialist you need not only theory but practice too and Dataquest did great job and has developed a course that mixes theory and practice in such way that is really easy to study this type of material.
Thanks Dataquest!

I love the interface and the educational material . It's easy to use with clear metrics for progress .

I can only think of the pros with dataquest.io. I started working on their missions just to get familiar with Python language, but over time before I could realize I was pulled into the learning process. One excellent thing about the learning platform is that you can take a break for say 2 weeks and then easily continue from where you stopped. The content is piecemealed very well that it's easy to learn and remember. This platform is one of the best ways to learn any content you want.

There's a lot to like about the courses on DataQuest. As a starter program it's hard to beat it; though if you're intermediate or advanced at Data Science or Machine Learning topics, you will probably know most of what's covered. The curation of the topics is very good, and placed in an order which I found to be extremely sensible. I would like to see more projects, and increased depth of topics, which the devs have informed me is coming.

If you're getting started with Data Science, DataQuest has a very strong offering considering what you get for your money. Definitely give it a try!

Data Quest had done a very good job on creating self-paced data science curricula. Asa student without previous programming experience, I was able to pick up very quickly. The tutorials have very easy-to-follow examples. Will definitely recommend to others.