A Simple Introduction to Data Science Audiobook By Lars Nielsen, Noreen Burlingame cover art

A Simple Introduction to Data Science

Preview
Try for $0.00
Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

A Simple Introduction to Data Science

By: Lars Nielsen, Noreen Burlingame
Narrated by: Owen Daly
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $6.95

Buy for $6.95

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use, License, and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Cancel

About this listen

Lars Nielsen and Noreen Burlingame provide a brief, understandable, user-friendly guide to all aspects of Data Science. The authors address the various skills required, the key steps in the Data Science process, software technology related to the effective practice of Data Science, and the best rising academic programs for training in the field.

Contents: Data Science Summarized * What is Big Data * Hadoop * Data Management * Data Cleaning * Data Modeling for Unstructured Data * Predictive Analysis * Creativity and Intuition (or Posing the Right Question, at the Right Time, for the Right Data) * Data Visualization (or Telling the Story) * Cassandra * Academic Programs

©2012 New Street Communications, LLC (P)2014 New Street Communications, LLC
Data Science
adbl_web_global_use_to_activate_T1_webcro805_stickypopup
All stars
Most relevant  
This is a super short introduction to data science. It gives you appetite for more.

Introductory book

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

A great place to start. Gives you a good idea of what Data Science and Analytics really is.

A good starter book

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

I would have enjoyed more detail on the available tools and examples of the use of Data Science.

Light on detail

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Nicely produced and cogently presented rudiments of data science in a presentation ideal for the non-technical novice who needs to understand this most essential emerging aspect of the enterprise.

excellent introduction - very clear

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Where does A Simple Introduction to Data Science rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Among the best in both content and production.

What was one of the most memorable moments of A Simple Introduction to Data Science?

Not a narrative story so really does not have "moments." Good information overall.

What about Owen Daly’s performance did you like?

Resonant, easy-to-listen-to voice with excellent delivery.

Any additional comments?

A damn good "first" book regarding an important area for professionals to be aware of, and exploit.

Remarkably clear introduction to a complex subject

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

I found this book to be a profoundly enlightening and clear explanation re: the rudiments of data science - its techniques, benefits and potential pitfalls. Highly recommended.

Excellent "gateway drug" for the layman

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

As my first audio book on data science, I loved it's concise and to the point. I loved that the authors didn't get lost in the vast sea od data-related knowledge. I did however, sometimes had to rewind to understand something. Nevertheless, as a beginner book it did what it was meant to: mention and explain the tools and concepts and left to the listener to explore further.

Short and simple.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

In one section he simply read from the Hadoop website, while in data cleaning section he gave no more information than the Wikipedia article on the same subject. If you are just looking for buzzards and concepts for your next interview this book will do the job.

Not a lot of content here

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

nothing but recycled quotes from. Gartneresque pundits. could not bear to finish it.

trite Gartner babelspeak

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Is there anything you would change about this book?

This book reads like a business buzz-word circle jerk at a networking event. "Data Science is the aggregating of a data analytics pipeline for synergistic enterprise solutions around agile teamwork cohorts." It reads like a pitch. I don't know what I was supposed to learn from this book, but I didn't learn anything. Wikipedia righted me.

Good narrator though.

Buzz-word soup

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

See more reviews