why most people fail at being a good Data Scientist

with literally everyone trying to become a Data Scientist and break into the field (for good reason, it's such a fulfilling job), we NEED to talk about why most people are not the best data scientists, why they're not making an impact, and how we can fix it. Failing as a data scientist doesn't mean you get fired, or don't get the job, but it's that you stagnate and fail to make an impact. Think of this video as a how-to on what not to do, how to create that impact, and be a good data scientist!
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Timestamps:
00:00 the impact we can make
01:40 siloed ⏰
5:30: communication 💡
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Welcome to my channel - College Tips From the Almost Astrophysicist! I'm Priya and I'm here to help you get into college. I'm a University of Chicago grad with an Astrophysics degree that currently works as a Data Scientist and I want to break down the college application process and tackle all of the misconceptions about college for you! Let me know in the comments section down below if you have any video requests, or just want to say hi! :)
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[@natiespeacefromthepieces4573]

I have studied Data Science specifically with IBM for 1 year. I have a medical background with no degree. I am a mom of 3 and wife. I study at my own pace. I pay a monthly tuition and have recieved 2 scholarships for my entry level Data Science certification. I plan on getting my masters eventually. I am doing SQL currently and taking Python. It's challenging but I will be 38yrs old this year and I have found what I love! 😍 I love numbers, I have always been very curious and in general if you are open to always learning you will be successful. I don't have plans to intern I am just going to apply and go into a field I am already passionate to see growth in. I just found your videos by looking up budgeting with an income increase. I want to show my kids a new way to live and see numbers as helping us but understanding them and laying that foundation has come by studying Data Science. Thanks for this video and the budget. It has got me hooked and I love your enthusiasm and drive to be successful and tell a story on how to achieve that. God Bless. 🥰 Data Scientist for life.

[@TAHJBecomeYourBestSelf]

Did you find any jobs as a data analyst?

[@robertodero2023]

Godspeed. I'm rooting for you.

[@elizapalos9645]

Such a cool story❤

[@SathwikKesappragada]

appreciate the insights you have to share

[@TheNisiu]

This video was incredibly helpful as ALL your videos have been. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge & experiences.

[@13YoshiMan]

Glad to have found this channel. I think there are many in physics that has made the pivot to data science (me included), and it's insightful to hear about your story and others via comments. Keep up the good work!

[@shimaalcarrim7949]

Absolutely appreciate your content 👍

[@ammarjamshed3986]

Thankyou so much, your videos are always motivational and helpful

[@DLicht0]

Sounds about right to me. I'm another former Astrophysics grad who (after a lot in between) moved into Data Science about 5 years ago ("staff DS" level now, mostly work on less straight forward flavors of ML model evaluation).

[@Sam-gj2ec]

Video Idea: where/how to get youtube stats for creators and what to do with them also, great videos!

[@krishnarao4840]

Helpful and useful video

[@tandiweabigail1214]

Very helpful thanks

[@madhavilingutla4031]

Though I don't understand Data Science, I love watching your Videos!! Very good one!

[@TheAlmostAstrophysicist]

Thank you as always!! 😁💛

[@nationhlohlomi9333]

You just earned a subscription from me. I dig ur content.

[@sleipnirish1]

gracias, tu canal y tu modo de compartir tus experiencias llenan mi alma de entusiasmo en convertirme en un científico de datos gracias otra vez

[@gmshadowtraders]

The key is to improve your soft skills! Most of you nerds suck at communicating and explaining whatever the hell you are doing! This beautiful girl by contrast has it nailed!

[@fritzahern1380]

Just graduated from Cal with a physics degree and struggling to land an interview for data science/analyst position, I have only one project on my portfolio which is using python to analysis semiconductor data but I just don't think it is enough, however it's all I really have right now. I know I probs need a solid project thats shows good SQL and python ML skills but I just don't know what to do. Any tips and ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again for your videos!

[@TheAlmostAstrophysicist]

Congratulations on graduating! Here are my thoughts: My projects in college: a couple of projects I had in my computational astrophysics classes involved building CNNs to identify gravitationally lensed objects, a binary classification model to predict between stars and galaxies using SDSS telescope data, and also data analysis projects about interpolation, bayesian models, etc. In the CS classes I took, I really learned all of python in them so lots of CS-specific projects like web scraping, and my largest project was scraping chess data and building a chess bot with a frontend UI (it was a group project). Hopefully those examples help, I honestly don't think you need to work on anything crazy. Just showcasing that you're thoughtful about data analysis and visualization is the first step. That's your exploratory data analysis phase, and then comes model building and predictive analytics. I didn't really know/understand everything about the ML models I built in my classes honestly, but I began to learn a lot more on the job. So just scouring for fun data sets on Kaggle and thinking about how to explore and visualize the data would be the next step if you want projects to add to your portfolio. But my BIGGEST tip is just to start gathering data on interview processes with all of the big tech companies since they hire a lot from Cal, and start applying out and interview prep. Practicing with projects will help if you need to build a strong foundation in coding, but if you already have one, interview prep might be your next step (and having a really clear and clean resume). Thinking about your story, coming from physics to data science, is important too.

[@fritzahern1380]

@@TheAlmostAstrophysicist right on thank you so much.

[@srijangupta2413]

@@TheAlmostAstrophysicist The reason I believe you are a great data scientist is that you explain things very much in detail yet keeping it simple.

[@gagankumar6633]

Hey I was curious that since you come from a physics background and first started liking data science when you were dealing with data that comes from telescopes and stuff. What was the transition like to dealing with data that’s more business and corporate oriented? Do you miss working with data that has a physical meaning?

[@kphorce]

I think Data Engineering/data analyst is what I want to do. i more interested in building out the database and analyzing data. I think one has to factors is age as well, at the age of 40 with kids i don't think most people will have the same energy in which you have. where is the 40+ or 50+ year old data scientist? obviously they exist but i think by that age while projects are important family is a factor. You seem young enough, so I'll definitely like to see your thoughts on the industry as you get older(35-40). I wont speak to deeply about the health ramification of the field, what age, and having kids does to a person. *You have a lot of enthusiasm and I like that so I'll subscribe for sure*

[@arushikulshrestha965]

Thanks 🙏

[@edwardbiglang-awa7313]

I’m being a data scientist in Vegas and predict sports betting

[@VITORB82]

Subscribed.

[@AndreTJones]

This is probably going to be a long comment. Anyway, here goes. I used to work at this hospital (Kaiser Permanente) as a temp. My title was mail clerk but they had me do so much more. We had to figure out how to transition employees from working in the office to working at home. I was basically doing project management. I had to do flowcharts, present to management and so on. I imagine that data scientist duties are the same. I’m currently going back to school to change my career. I’m studying Physics and going to take the same trajectory. It’s going to take 4 years 😩 but it will be SO worth it.

[@TheAlmostAstrophysicist]

That's awesome! Congratulations on going back to school, it's a big step but it sounds like you have a very clear vision of what you want. Physics is such a great major since it really teaches you how to break down abstract concepts into digestible steps and tackle it head on. Good luck to you!

[@AndreTJones]

@@TheAlmostAstrophysicist Thanks. I really was to be an astrophysicist too. What interest me most is the study of exo-moons. I was watching the Coolworlds KZbin channel and I was just in awe with the data they were collecting. I can’t think of the astrophysicist name but he said that the study of exo-moons is really opening up. That being said I know it’s kind of a winding road to get to being an astrophysicist.

[@edwardbiglang-awa7313]

Looks like a growth oriented job and not a stand still one task job

[@Ana-to3hi]

Please make more content ❤

[@nkechiolisa6756]

I just picked up a course on Data Science, learning python, SQL and panda, I looking for somewhere to intern, I am a Nigerian, what's your recommendation for remote intern?

[@janinepolanco319]

Hey girl! would you suggest Data Analyst before entering to Data Science or which job titles should i start with? Honestly, Im not sure if this career path is up my ally but Im looking to get out of the hospitality industry asap. Im subscribed to Luke Barousse and form his videos I see I can get a certificate online

[@rbsorg]

Definitely Data Analyst if you want a faster payback period. If you are committed to Data Science now/only, ignore the rest of these words and dislike my comment. It appears that Data Scientist have the Stats, SQL, Programming, ML, etc. You can be some kind of analyst with Excel, better with SQL, and Uber with a BI tool. Going Data Analyst might enable you to transition within the hospitality industry operations (assuming) to corporate. Management goes goo goo ga ga for measures and metrics. Learn basic Accounting, Finance for ROI, Lean Six Sigma, for a performance centric mindset to start/increase your experience as an analyst. Example: Avg Daily Rate, Room Occupancy, by Day, by Hotel discounting by actual variable cost or budgeted cost (per day) Now you have Domain Knowledge and mild Technical Knowledge Use that to further upgrader you technical skills, (now your are in Corporate, they will probably finance your training), Stats, Programming, ML so you can provide answers/insights that answer key business questions especially as they relate to the Measures the Data Analyst builds to measure and drive corporate performance. Learn, Excel, SQL, basic business concepts (Accounting, Finance, LSS), basic Statics AS 'ANALYST' AND BI Tool (Do PowerBI becasue MSFT learned their lesson when word lost to the pdf) AS 'DATA_Analyst' AND Programming, Language (help with Data Analyst), ML, High End Match, * AS 'DATA_SCIENTIST' This is my (or what I believe to the be the best timing strategy to achieve a full stack solution to be desirable in both realms. Opps! I spent too long, unnecessarily sharing my opinion, Better I get back to studying and less talking about what to do. Goodluck on you journey! Do it on the cheap (KZbin), use online subscription (Maven Analytics), or pay per course like UDEMY.

[@shimaalcarrim7949]

You’re so happy 😲

[@4chivy]

I have a Bsc in computer science and some programming knowledge. I would love to switch to data science and like to know how long it takes to become a data scientist

[@veeresh5239]

I started learning the data related skills like python sql😌

[@bereniceg777]

I'm also a physics undergrad and I too wanna make the transition please suggest me sth...

[@TheAlmostAstrophysicist]

I learned a lot of programming (python) in computational astrophysics courses - if you're still an undergrad, I'd strongly recommend taking your school's CS introductory courses in python first to gain a stronger foundation and build upon that with more python-specific and statistics/ML courses after. That's how I got my first job out of college as a data scientist! It's really about building a strong foundation in python, then layering stats/math tools (which should be easy coming from the physics classes), and then it's all about just preparing for the interviews. :)

[@bereniceg777]

@@TheAlmostAstrophysicist isn't C++ useful for data science cuz our college just have C++ and Mathematica course?

[@TheAlmostAstrophysicist]

@@bereniceg777 C++ can be useful (especially for software development) but data scientists mostly program in Python, PySpark, have expert SQL skills, and some use R but all big tech companies really just require python.

[@spifuntastic621]

@@bereniceg777 Python has some pretty epic libraries for data science. I'd say C++ is more for game dev and software dev.

[@panjpeng7659]

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[@WideAwakeHuman]

learnt

[@gmshadowtraders]

1:37 - 1:40 is so damn cute!

[@theonlyalecazam2947]

Thoughts on a minor in communication?

[@TheAlmostAstrophysicist]

I feel like being balanced is definitely important, so of course it wouldn’t hurt! :) I minored in history and definitely had a lot of practice writing which certainly helped me a lot!

[@ferhatmohammedi571]

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