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| 1 | + |
| 2 | +## Data Science Learning Path |
| 3 | + |
| 4 | +We present 12 topics in the data science learning path, providing learning objectives, related skills, subtopics, and references/resources for each. The goal is to give graduate students a structured and comprehensive program to acquire data science expertise, including hands-on experience with real-world open-source tools and libraries. |
| 5 | + |
| 6 | +```mermaid |
| 7 | +timeline |
| 8 | + title Machine Learning Learning Path |
| 9 | + A. General Data Science : 1. Introduction to Data Science and Machine Learning |
| 10 | + : 2. Python for Data Science |
| 11 | + : 3. Ethical Considerations in Data Science |
| 12 | + B. Statistics : 4. Statistical Learning and Regression Models |
| 13 | + C. Classical Machine Learning : 5. Classification Algorithms |
| 14 | + : 6. Ensemble Methods |
| 15 | + : 7. Unsupervised Learning |
| 16 | + D. Deep Learning : 8. Introduction to Deep Learning |
| 17 | + : 9. Recurrent Neural Networks and Sequence Models |
| 18 | + : 10. Generative Models |
| 19 | + : 11. Transfer Learning and Fine-tuning |
| 20 | + E. Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment : 12. Model Deployment and Productionization |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +``` |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +### A: General Data Science |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +#### 1. Introduction to Data Science and Machine Learning |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +??? note "Topic description" |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | + **Learning Objective**: Understand the fundamental concepts of data science and machine learning, and their real-world applications. |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | + **Related Skills**: |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | + - Defining and framing data science problems |
| 36 | + - Identifying appropriate machine learning techniques for different tasks |
| 37 | + - Distinguishing between supervised and unsupervised learning |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | + **Subtopics**: |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | + - Definition and scope of data science: [Lies, Damned Lies, and Data Science](https://beabytes.com/data-science-lies/). Béatrice Moissinac. |
| 42 | + - Overview of machine learning algorithms (regression, classification, clustering): [Introduction to Machine Learning](https://developers.google.com/machine-learning/intro-to-ml). Developers Google. |
| 43 | + - Applications of data science in various industries (e.g., healthcare, finance, marketing): [Data Science Applications Across 10 Different Industries](https://csweb.rice.edu/academics/graduate-programs/online-mds/blog/data-science-industry-applications). Rice University. |
| 44 | + - Ethical considerations in data science: [A Guide for Ethical Data Science](https://rss.org.uk/RSS/media/News-and-publications/Publications/Reports%20and%20guides/A-Guide-for-Ethical-Data-Science-Final-Oct-2019.pdf). Royal Statistical Society. |
| 45 | + - Hands-on introduction to machine learning using Python and scikit-learn: [Machine Learning Crash Course](https://developers.google.com/machine-learning/crash-course). Google Developers. |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | + **References and Resources**: |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | + - [Data Science; Concepts and Practice](https://asolanki.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Data-Science-Concepts-and-Practice-2nd-Edition-3.pdf). V. Kotu and B. Deshpande. |
| 50 | + - [Data Science for Beginners - A curriculum](https://github.com/microsoft/Data-Science-For-Beginners/blob/main/README.md). Microsoft 10-week, 20-lesson curriculum all about Data Science. |
| 51 | + - [General Data Science Learning Resources](https://github.com/ua-data7/LearningResources/wiki/General-Data-Science). Data Science Institute, University of Arizona. |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +#### 2. Python for Data Science |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +??? note "Topic description" |
| 58 | + |
| 59 | + **Learning Objective**: Develop proficiency in using Python for data manipulation, analysis, and visualization. |
| 60 | + |
| 61 | + **Related Skills**: |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | + - Mastering Python syntax and data structures |
| 64 | + - Utilizing NumPy for efficient numerical operations |
| 65 | + - Applying Pandas for data ingestion, cleaning, and transformation |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | + **Subtopics**: |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | + - Python programming basics (variables, data types, control structures, functions): [Chap 2.](https://wesmckinney.com/book/python-basics), and [Chap 3, McKinney](https://wesmckinney.com/book/python-builtin). |
| 70 | + - NumPy arrays and universal functions: [Chap 4. McKinney](https://wesmckinney.com/book/numpy-basics) |
| 71 | + - Pandas DataFrames and Series for data manipulation: [Chap 5.](https://wesmckinney.com/book/pandas-basics), [Chap 6.](https://wesmckinney.com/book/accessing-data), and [Chap 7., McKinney](https://wesmckinney.com/book/data-cleaning) |
| 72 | + - Data visualization with Matplotlib and Seaborn: [Matplotlib tutorials](https://matplotlib.org/stable/tutorials/index.html), and [Seaborn tutorials](https://seaborn.pydata.org/tutorial.html). |
| 73 | + - Integrating Python with data science libraries (scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch) |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | + **References and Resources**: |
| 76 | + |
| 77 | + - [Python for Data Analysis, 3E](https://wesmckinney.com/book/). Wes McKinney. |
| 78 | + - [Python Data Science Handbook](https://jakevdp.github.io/PythonDataScienceHandbook/). Jake VanderPlas. |
| 79 | + - [Data Visualization: A practical introduction](https://socviz.co/index.html#preface). Kieran Healy. |
| 80 | + - [Fundamentals of Data Visualization](https://clauswilke.com/dataviz/). Claus O. Wilke. |
| 81 | + - [Python Programming Language Learning Resources](https://github.com/ua-data7/LearningResources/wiki/Python-Programming-Language). Data Science Institute, University of Arizona. |
| 82 | + |
| 83 | + |
| 84 | + |
| 85 | +#### 3. Ethical Considerations in Data Science |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | +??? note "Topic description" |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | + **Learning Objective**: Develop an understanding of the ethical implications and responsible practices in data science. |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | + **Related Skills**: |
| 92 | + |
| 93 | + - Identifying and mitigating bias in data and models |
| 94 | + - Ensuring fair and equitable decision-making |
| 95 | + - Protecting privacy and data security |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | + **Subtopics**: |
| 98 | + |
| 99 | + - Bias and fairness in machine learning |
| 100 | + - Interpretability and explainability of models |
| 101 | + - Privacy-preserving techniques (differential privacy, federated learning) |
| 102 | + - Data provenance and provenance tracking |
| 103 | + - Responsible AI principles and guidelines |
| 104 | + |
| 105 | + **References and Resources**: |
| 106 | + |
| 107 | + - "Ethical Algorithms" by Michael Kearns and Aaron Roth |
| 108 | + - "Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach" by Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig |
| 109 | + - Coursera course "AI Ethics" by DeepLearning.AI |
| 110 | + |
| 111 | + |
| 112 | +### B: Statistics |
| 113 | + |
| 114 | +#### 4. Statistical Learning and Regression Models |
| 115 | + |
| 116 | +??? note "Topic description" |
| 117 | + |
| 118 | + **Learning Objective**: Understand and apply statistical learning techniques, with a focus on regression models. |
| 119 | + |
| 120 | + **Related Skills**: |
| 121 | + |
| 122 | + - Fitting and evaluating linear regression models |
| 123 | + - Applying logistic regression for classification tasks |
| 124 | + - Interpreting model coefficients and making predictions |
| 125 | + |
| 126 | + **Subtopics**: |
| 127 | + |
| 128 | + - Simple and multiple linear regression |
| 129 | + - Assumptions and diagnostics of linear regression |
| 130 | + - Logistic regression for binary classification |
| 131 | + - Evaluating model performance (R-squared, accuracy, precision, recall, F1-score) |
| 132 | + - Regularization techniques (Ridge, Lasso, Elastic Net) |
| 133 | + |
| 134 | + **References and Resources**: |
| 135 | + |
| 136 | + - "An Introduction to Statistical Learning" by Gareth James et al. |
| 137 | + - "Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning" by Christopher Bishop |
| 138 | + - Coursera course "Machine Learning" by Andrew Ng |
| 139 | + |
| 140 | + |
| 141 | +### C: Classical Machine Learning |
| 142 | + |
| 143 | +#### 5. Classification Algorithms |
| 144 | + |
| 145 | +??? note "Topic description" |
| 146 | + |
| 147 | + **Learning Objective**: Acquire knowledge of various classification algorithms and their application in real-world problems. |
| 148 | + |
| 149 | + **Related Skills**: |
| 150 | + |
| 151 | + - Implementing and evaluating decision tree classifiers |
| 152 | + - Applying k-nearest neighbors for classification |
| 153 | + - Understanding the principles of support vector machines |
| 154 | + |
| 155 | + **Subtopics**: |
| 156 | + |
| 157 | + - Decision tree classification |
| 158 | + - K-nearest neighbors (KNN) algorithm |
| 159 | + - Support vector machines (SVMs) |
| 160 | + - Evaluating classification models (accuracy, precision, recall, F1-score, ROC-AUC) |
| 161 | + - Handling class imbalance (oversampling, undersampling, SMOTE) |
| 162 | + |
| 163 | + **References and Resources**: |
| 164 | + |
| 165 | + - "Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning" by Christopher Bishop |
| 166 | + - "Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow" by Aurélien Géron |
| 167 | + - Udacity course "Intro to Machine Learning" |
| 168 | + |
| 169 | + |
| 170 | +#### 6. Ensemble Methods |
| 171 | + |
| 172 | +??? note "Topic description" |
| 173 | + |
| 174 | + **Learning Objective**: Explore ensemble techniques for improving the performance of machine learning models. |
| 175 | + |
| 176 | + **Related Skills**: |
| 177 | + |
| 178 | + - Implementing random forest algorithms |
| 179 | + - Understanding the principles of gradient boosting |
| 180 | + - Applying bagging and boosting techniques to enhance model accuracy |
| 181 | + |
| 182 | + **Subtopics**: |
| 183 | + |
| 184 | + - Random forest classification and regression |
| 185 | + - Gradient boosting with XGBoost and LightGBM |
| 186 | + - Bagging and boosting (AdaBoost, Gradient Boosting) |
| 187 | + - Hyperparameter tuning for ensemble methods |
| 188 | + - Feature importance and interpretation in ensemble models |
| 189 | + |
| 190 | + **References and Resources**: |
| 191 | + |
| 192 | + - "Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow" by Aurélien Géron |
| 193 | + - "Introduction to Statistical Learning" by Gareth James et al. |
| 194 | + - Kaggle micro-course on "Advanced Ensembling" |
| 195 | + |
| 196 | + |
| 197 | +#### 7. Unsupervised Learning |
| 198 | + |
| 199 | +??? note "Topic description" |
| 200 | + |
| 201 | + **Learning Objective**: Gain proficiency in unsupervised learning techniques for data exploration and pattern discovery. |
| 202 | + |
| 203 | + **Related Skills**: |
| 204 | + |
| 205 | + - Implementing K-means clustering algorithms |
| 206 | + - Applying principal component analysis (PCA) for dimensionality reduction |
| 207 | + - Identifying anomalies and outliers in data |
| 208 | + |
| 209 | + **Subtopics**: |
| 210 | + |
| 211 | + - K-means clustering |
| 212 | + - Hierarchical clustering |
| 213 | + - Principal component analysis (PCA) |
| 214 | + - Anomaly detection techniques (Isolation Forest, One-Class SVM) |
| 215 | + - Dimensionality reduction methods (t-SNE, UMAP) |
| 216 | + |
| 217 | + **References and Resources**: |
| 218 | + |
| 219 | + - "Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning" by Christopher Bishop |
| 220 | + - "Hands-On Unsupervised Learning Using Python" by Ankur Patel |
| 221 | + - Coursera course "Cluster Analysis in Data Mining" by University of Illinois |
| 222 | + |
| 223 | + |
| 224 | +### D: Deep Learning |
| 225 | + |
| 226 | +#### 8. Introduction to Deep Learning |
| 227 | + |
| 228 | +??? note "Topic description" |
| 229 | + |
| 230 | + **Learning Objective**: Develop an understanding of the fundamental concepts and architectures of deep neural networks. |
| 231 | + |
| 232 | + **Related Skills**: |
| 233 | + |
| 234 | + - Constructing and training feedforward neural networks |
| 235 | + - Applying convolutional neural networks for image-related tasks |
| 236 | + - Selecting appropriate activation functions and optimization techniques |
| 237 | + |
| 238 | + **Subtopics**: |
| 239 | + |
| 240 | + - Artificial neural networks (ANNs) and their structure |
| 241 | + - Activation functions (sigmoid, ReLU, tanh) |
| 242 | + - Feedforward neural networks and their training |
| 243 | + - Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for image recognition |
| 244 | + - Hyperparameter tuning and optimization techniques |
| 245 | + |
| 246 | + **References and Resources**: |
| 247 | + |
| 248 | + - "Deep Learning" by Ian Goodfellow, Yoshua Bengio, and Aaron Courville |
| 249 | + - "Deep Learning with Python" by François Chollet |
| 250 | + - Coursera course "Deep Learning Specialization" by deeplearning.ai |
| 251 | + |
| 252 | + |
| 253 | +#### 9. Recurrent Neural Networks and Sequence Models |
| 254 | + |
| 255 | +??? note "Topic description" |
| 256 | + |
| 257 | + **Learning Objective**: Understand the principles of recurrent neural networks and their applications in sequence-to-sequence problems. |
| 258 | + |
| 259 | + **Related Skills**: |
| 260 | + |
| 261 | + - Implementing LSTM and GRU models for sequence modeling |
| 262 | + - Applying recurrent neural networks for time series forecasting |
| 263 | + - Generating text and other sequential data using RNNs |
| 264 | + |
| 265 | + **Subtopics**: |
| 266 | + |
| 267 | + - Recurrent neural networks (RNNs) |
| 268 | + - Long short-term memory (LSTMs) |
| 269 | + - Gated recurrent units (GRUs) |
| 270 | + - Sequence-to-sequence modeling |
| 271 | + - Time series forecasting with RNNs |
| 272 | + |
| 273 | + **References and Resources**: |
| 274 | + |
| 275 | + - "Deep Learning for Time Series Forecasting" by Jason Brownlee |
| 276 | + - "Natural Language Processing with Python" by Steven Bird et al. |
| 277 | + - Coursera course "Sequence Models" by deeplearning.ai |
| 278 | + |
| 279 | + |
| 280 | +#### 10. Generative Models |
| 281 | + |
| 282 | +??? note "Topic description" |
| 283 | + |
| 284 | + **Learning Objective**: Explore generative models and their applications in synthesizing new data. |
| 285 | + |
| 286 | + **Related Skills**: |
| 287 | + |
| 288 | + - Implementing generative adversarial networks (GANs) |
| 289 | + - Applying variational autoencoders (VAEs) for image and text generation |
| 290 | + - Evaluating the performance of generative models |
| 291 | + |
| 292 | + **Subtopics**: |
| 293 | + |
| 294 | + - Generative adversarial networks (GANs) |
| 295 | + - Variational autoencoders (VAEs) |
| 296 | + - Generative modeling for images, text, and other data types |
| 297 | + - Evaluating generative models (Inception Score, FID, BLEU) |
| 298 | + - Applications of generative models (data augmentation, creative generation) |
| 299 | + |
| 300 | + **References and Resources**: |
| 301 | + |
| 302 | + - "Generative Adversarial Networks" by Ian Goodfellow et al. |
| 303 | + - "Variational Autoencoders" by Diederik Kingma and Max Welling |
| 304 | + - Deeplearning.ai course "Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs)" |
| 305 | + |
| 306 | + |
| 307 | + |
| 308 | +#### 11. Transfer Learning and Fine-tuning |
| 309 | + |
| 310 | +??? note "Topic description" |
| 311 | + |
| 312 | + **Learning Objective**: Understand the principles of transfer learning and how to leverage pre-trained models for various tasks. |
| 313 | + |
| 314 | + **Related Skills**: |
| 315 | + |
| 316 | + - Applying feature extraction with pre-trained models |
| 317 | + - Finetuning pre-trained models for domain-specific tasks |
| 318 | + - Evaluating the performance of transfer learning approaches |
| 319 | + |
| 320 | + **Subtopics**: |
| 321 | + |
| 322 | + - Concept of transfer learning |
| 323 | + - Feature extraction using pre-trained models (e.g., VGG, ResNet, BERT) |
| 324 | + - Finetuning pre-trained models for specific applications |
| 325 | + - Domain adaptation and dataset shift |
| 326 | + - Evaluating transfer learning performance |
| 327 | + |
| 328 | + **References and Resources**: |
| 329 | + |
| 330 | + - "Transfer Learning with Deep Learning" by Sebastian Ruder |
| 331 | + - "Practical Deep Learning for Cloud, Mobile, and Edge" by Anirudh Koul et al. |
| 332 | + - Coursera course "Convolutional Neural Networks" by deeplearning.ai |
| 333 | + |
| 334 | + |
| 335 | +### E: Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment |
| 336 | + |
| 337 | +#### 12. Model Deployment and Productionization |
| 338 | + |
| 339 | +??? note "Topic description" |
| 340 | + |
| 341 | + **Learning Objective**: Gain knowledge on how to deploy and maintain machine learning models in production environments. |
| 342 | + |
| 343 | + **Related Skills**: |
| 344 | + |
| 345 | + - Containerizing models using Docker |
| 346 | + - Deploying models on cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) |
| 347 | + - Monitoring and maintaining production models |
| 348 | + |
| 349 | + **Subtopics**: |
| 350 | + |
| 351 | + - Containerization with Docker |
| 352 | + - Cloud deployment on AWS, GCP, and Azure |
| 353 | + - Serving models with Flask, FastAPI, or Streamlit |
| 354 | + - Model monitoring and logging |
| 355 | + - Continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines |
| 356 | + |
| 357 | + **References and Resources**: |
| 358 | + |
| 359 | + - "Deploying Machine Learning Models" by Abhishek Thakur |
| 360 | + - "Kubernetes in Action" by Marko Lukša |
| 361 | + - Coursera course "Machine Learning Engineering for Production (MLOps)" by deeplearning.ai |
| 362 | + |
| 363 | + |
| 364 | +*** |
| 365 | + |
| 366 | + |
| 367 | +## Working with different data types. |
| 368 | + |
| 369 | +Next you will find five specialized data science learning paths that branch off from the core topics in the previous section. Each specialized path includes a learning objective, related skills, subtopics, and references/resources. |
| 370 | + |
| 371 | + |
| 372 | +```mermaid |
| 373 | + flowchart LR; |
| 374 | + A@{shape:processes, label: "Data types"}-->B["`**Working with Numeric and Categorical Data**`"]; |
| 375 | + A-->C["`**Computer Vision and Image-based Learning**`"]; |
| 376 | + A-->D["`**Time Series Analysis and Forecasting**`"]; |
| 377 | + A-->E["`**Natural Language Processing**`"]; |
| 378 | + A-->F["`**Speech and Audio Processing**`"]; |
| 379 | + click B href "https://github.com/ua-datalab/mlpaths/wiki/Working-with-Numeric-and-Categorical-Data" "Open this in a new tab" _blank |
| 380 | + click C href "https://github.com/ua-datalab/mlpaths/wiki/Computer-Vision-and-Image%E2%80%90based-Learning" "Open this in a new tab" _blank |
| 381 | + click D href "https://github.com/ua-datalab/mlpaths/wiki/Time-Series-Analysis-and-Forecasting" "Open this in a new tab" _blank |
| 382 | + click E href "https://github.com/ua-datalab/mlpaths/wiki/Natural-Language-Processing" "Open this in a new tab" _blank |
| 383 | + click F href "https://github.com/ua-datalab/mlpaths/wiki/Computer-Vision-and-Image%E2%80%90based-Learning" "Open this in a new tab" _blank |
| 384 | + |
| 385 | + |
| 386 | +``` |
| 387 | + |
| 388 | + |
| 389 | +:bookmark: [Prompt Engineering](PromptEng/prompteng.md) |
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