Data Scientist RoadMap

├─ 1. Foundational Knowledge:
│ ├── Mathematics:

│ │ ├── Linear Algebra

│ │ ├── Calculus

│ │ └── Probability and Statistics

│ └── Programming:

│ ├── Python:

│ │ ├── Syntax and Basic Concepts

│ │ ├── Data Structures

│ │ ├── Control Structures

│ │ ├── Functions

│ │ ├── Object-Oriented Programming

│ ├── R (optional, based on preference)

├─ 2. Data Manipulation and Visualization:

│ ├── Data Manipulation:

│ │ ├── Numpy (Python)

│ │ ├── Pandas (Python)

│ │ └── Dplyr (R)

│ └── Data Visualization:

│ ├── Matplotlib (Python)

│ ├── Seaborn (Python)

│ ├── ggplot2 (R)

│ └── Interactive Visualization Tools

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├─ 3. Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) and Preprocessing:

│ ├── Exploratory Data Analysis Techniques

│ ├── Feature Engineering

│ ├── Data Cleaning

│ ├── Handling Missing Data

│ ├── Data Scaling and Normalization

│ └── Outlier Detection and Treatment

├─ 4. Machine Learning:
│ ├── Supervised Learning:

│ │ ├── Regression:

│ │ │ ├── Linear Regression

│ │ │ ├── Polynomial Regression

│ │ │ ├── Regularization Techniques

│ │ │ └── Classification:

│ │ │ ├── Logistic Regression

│ │ │ ├── k-Nearest Neighbors (k-NN)

│ │ │ ├── Support Vector Machines (SVM)

│ │ │ ├── Decision Trees

│ │ │ ├── Random Forest

│ │ │ └── Gradient Boosting

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│ │ └── Unsupervised Learning:

│ │ ├── Clustering:

│ │ │ ├── K-means

│ │ │ ├── DBSCAN

│ │ │ └── Hierarchical Clustering

│ │ └── Dimensionality Reduction:

│ │ ├── Principal Component Analysis (PCA)

│ │ ├── t-Distributed Stochastic Neighbor Embedding (t-

SNE)

│ │ ├── Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA)

│ │ └── ↔️ Association Rule Learning

│ ├── Reinforcement Learning

│ └── Model Evaluation and Validation:

│ ├── Cross-validation

│ ├── Hyperparameter Tuning

│ ├── Model Selection Techniques

│ └── Evaluation Metrics

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├─ 5. Deep Learning:

│ ├── Neural Networks:

│ │ ├── Perceptron

│ │ └── Multi-Layer Perceptron (MLP)

│ ├── Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs):

│ │ ├── Image Classification

│ │ ├── Object Detection

│ │ └── Image Segmentation

│ ├── Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs):

│ │ ├── Sequence-to-Sequence Models

│ │ ├── Text Classification

│ │ └── Sentiment Analysis

│ ├── Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) and Gated Recurrent Units (GRU):

│ │ ├── Time Series Forecasting

│ │ └── Language Modeling

│ └── Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs):

│ ├── Image Synthesis

│ ├── Style Transfer

│ └── Data Augmentation

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├─ 6. Advanced Topics:

│ ├── Natural Language Processing (NLP):

│ │ ├── Text Preprocessing

│ │ ├── Word Embeddings (e.g., Word2Vec, GloVe)

│ │ ├── Recurrent Neural Networks for NLP

│ │ └── Transformer Models (e.g., BERT, GPT)

│ ├── Time Series Analysis:

│ │ ├── Time Series Decomposition

│ │ ├── Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA)

│ │ ├── Seasonal ARIMA (SARIMA)

│ │ ├── Exponential Smoothing Methods

│ │ └── Prophet

│ ├── Recommender Systems:

│ │ ├── Collaborative Filtering

│ │ ├── Content-Based Filtering

│ │ ├── Matrix Factorization

│ │ └── Hybrid Methods

│ ├── Causal Inference:

│ │ ├── Experimental Design

│ │ ├── Observational Studies

│ │ ├── Propensity Score Matching

│ │ └── Instrumental Variable Analysis

│ ├── Advanced Deep Learning:

│ │ ├── Advanced Architectures (e.g., Transformers, GPT models)

│ │ ├── Generative Models (e.g., VAEs, flow-based models)

│ │ └── Advanced Techniques for NLP and Computer Vision

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│ └── Bayesian Statistics and Probabilistic Programming:

│ ├── Bayesian Inference

│ ├── Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC)

│ ├── Probabilistic Graphical Models

│ └── Stan, PyMC3, or Edward for Probabilistic Programming

├─ 7. Big Data Technologies:

│ ├── Hadoop:

│ ├── HDFS

│ ├── MapReduce

│ ├── Spark:

│ │ ├── RDDs

│ │ ├── DataFrames

│ │ └── MLlib

│ ├── NoSQL Databases:

│ │ ├── MongoDB

│ │ ├── Cassandra

│ │ ├── HBase

│ │ └── Couchbase

│ └── Stream Processing Frameworks:

│ ├── Apache Kafka

│ ├── Apache Flink

│ └── Apache Storm

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├─ 8. Data Visualization and Reporting:

│ ├── Dashboarding Tools:

│ │ ├── Tableau

│ │ ├── Power BI

│ │ ├── Dash (Python)

│ │ └── Shiny (R)

│ ├── Storytelling with Data

│ └── Effective Communication

├─ 9. Domain Knowledge and Soft Skills:

│ ├── Industry-specific Knowledge

│ ├── Problem-solving

│ ├── Communication Skills

│ ├── Time Management

│ └── Teamwork

├─ 10. Ethical Considerations and Bias in Data Science:

│ ├── Fairness in Machine Learning

│ ├── Bias Detection and Mitigation

│ └── Privacy and Data Security

├─ 11. Deployment and Productionization:

│ ├── Model Deployment Techniques

│ ├── Containerization (e.g., Docker)

│ ├── Model Serving and APIs

│ └── Scalability and Performance Optimization

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├─ 12. Continuous Learning and Staying Updated:

│ ├── Online Courses and Tutorials

│ ├── Books and Research Papers

│ ├── Blogs and Podcasts

│ ├── Conferences and Workshops

│ └── Networking and Community Engagement

└─ 13. Recommended Resources:

├── Online Courses:

├── Coursera - Data Science Specialization

├── edX - Data Science MicroMasters Program

└── Kaggle Courses

├── Books:

├── "Python for Data Analysis" by Wes McKinney

├── "Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow"

by Aurélien Géron

└── "Deep Learning" by Ian Goodfellow, Yoshua Bengio, and Aaron

Courville

└── YouTube Channels:

├── Sentdex

├── Data School

├── 3Blue1Brown

├── PyData

└── StatQuest with Josh Starmer

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