Inspired by this article, I have decided to join the Millenials and write a blog... about discovering data science. It is based on my GitHub repository so I can easy share the code that I've written.
I am keen to get better at forming arguments and writing short, interesting pieces around numbers.
I am currently undertaking a Masters of Data Science. I have been at the University of New England (Armidale, NSW) for 8 years, having completed my PhD in political science, and now work as the University's eResearch Analyst for a Sydney-based group called Intersect Australia. My bachelors was in International Relations. I've had a mixed professional history to say the least.
The potentials of programming and computational methods is certainly exciting. I am relatively new to it and mostly self-taught. My main interests are in interrogating text-based data through programmatic means - traditional natural language processing does not do this very well I don't think. I mostly use R, some SQL and new to Python.
I'm hoping this blog will help me navigate the mysterious world of data science.