Discover how data science can help you gain in-depth insight into your business - the easy way! Jobs in data science abound, but few people have the data science skills needed to fill these increasingly important roles.

• Learn how data science is applied to generate value
• Use data visualization to communicate insights
• Covers big data frameworks and applications

A guide book for your journey towards an exciting new data science career

Think you'd like to pursue a career in data science? Let this book be your guide. Data Science For Dummies is for working professionals and students interested in transforming an organization's sea of structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data into actionable business insights. It gets you up-to-speed on what's happening across this broad industry, giving you a head start in turning messy data into meaningful stories that all people in an organization can use.

Inside…

• Data science basics
• Big data and its infrastructure
• Learn Python®, R, SQL and GIS
• Data visualization
• Real-time analytics and the Internet of Things
• Using MapReduce, Hadoop® and other big data tools
• Real-world applications