HarvardX: CS109x Introduction to Data Science with Python

Resources

The primary resource for this course is the book An Introduction to Statistical Learning 2nd Edition. You can find a free PDF copy at that link. The book is written in R, but it is just as applicable to this course. The basic concepts of data science do not change, regardless of what programming language you use for them.

If you need references for Python programming, the following sites may be useful:

• The Official Python3 Documentation
  • You may also want the documentation for Numpy and pandas, two Python libraries that we use often in this course.
• The Python Downloads Page, where you can find the most recent version. This course should work with any version of Python from 3.7 onward.
• If you're using Windows, there is an official Python on Windows FAQ
• W3Schools has a Python Tutorial, including a section specifically on Machine Learning.