Becoming a Data Head

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<p><b>"Turn yourself into a Data Head. You'll become a more valuable employee and make your organization more successful."<br /></b>Thomas H. Davenport, Research Fellow, Author of<i>Competing on Analytics</i>,<i>Big Data @ Work</i>, and<i>The AI Advantage</i></p><p><b>You've heard the hype around datanow get the facts.</b></p><p>In<i>Becoming a Data Head: How to Think, Speak, and Understand Data Science, Statistics, and Machine Learning</i>, award-winning data scientists Alex Gutman and Jordan Goldmeier pull back the curtain on data science and give you the language and tools necessary to talk and think critically about it.</p><p>You'll learn how to:</p><ul><li>Think statistically and understand the role variation plays in your life and decision making</li><li>Speak intelligently and ask the right questions about the statistics and results you encounter in the workplace</li><li>Understand what's really going on with machine learning, text analytics, deep learning, and artificial intelligence</li><li>Avoid common pitfalls when working with and interpreting data</li></ul><p><i>Becoming a Data Head</i> is a complete guide for data science in the workplace: covering everything from the personalities youll work with to the math behind the algorithms. The authors have spent years in data trenches and sought to create a fun, approachable, and eminently readable book. Anyone can become a Data Headan active participant in data science, statistics, and machine learning. Whether you're a business professional, engineer, executive, or aspiring data scientist, this book is for you.</p>

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<p><b>ALEX J. GUTMAN, PhD,</b> is a Data Scientist, Corporate Trainer, and Accredited Professional Statistician. His professional focus is on statistical and machine learning and he has extensive experience working as a Data Scientist for the Department of Defense and two Fortune 50 companies.</p><p><b>JORDAN GOLDMEIER</b> is a Data Scientist, author, speaker, and community leader. He is a seven-time recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Award and he has taught analytics to members of the Pentagon and Fortune 500 companies.</p>

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