Showing posts with label DataCamp. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DataCamp. Show all posts

Sunday, July 15, 2018

Data Science Specialization = My New Focus

I am focusing entirely on Data Science for the next year. I really liked studying HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, SQL, C, and more, but alas I must focus. I must focus on one thing and learn to do it well. That thing is Data Science.

I recently received a scholarship that covered the $50.00 required to take The Data Scientist's Toolbox from Coursera via Johns Hopkins, for which I am truly grateful. However, it was just an intro to the comprehensive specialization and I finished what was presented as a four-week course in two sittings. I am trying to accept that it will all be a joyful uphill journey from here and just have fun with the process as a whole. Never before have I so thoroughly enjoyed the learning process.

The following excerpt is from a free lesson via DataCamp:


Friday, June 1, 2018

Python Programming

I'm studying intermediate programming in Python and the DataCamp course I'm taking is using Google Sheets. All of the following information was copied and pasted entirely for me to easily locate in the future. ---

DATEDIF

Calculates the number of days, months, or years between two dates.

Sample Usage

DATEDIF(DATE(1969, 7, 16), DATE(1969, 7, 24), "D")
DATEDIF(A1, A2, "YM")
DATEDIF("7/16/1969", "7/24/1969", "Y")

Syntax

SQL

I've hit a wall in my SQL studies via the Khan Academy, and as such, I am engaging in additional studies prior to attempting to move for...