Alumni Stories

From Peace Corps to Predicting Weather: Mark Ehler’s Story

After returning from the Peach Corps, Mark Ehler worked in a retina lab but wanted to improve lives in a bigger way. Mark enrolled in Flatiron School and now uses machine learning principles to better predict weather pattens.
Data Science

How to Understand Coronavirus Data by Understanding Data Science

Your guide to understanding coronavirus numbers, death rates, and spread rates.
Alumni Stories

One Student’s Journey From Professional Basketball Player to Data Scientist

From Basketball to Big Data… “It’s okay if it feels impossible in the beginning you have to remind yourself it’s brand new and to build skill sets take time and practice.” //   Meet Flatiron School Grad Sabatino Chen!  He majored in math and then went on to play professional basketball in Asia.  He completed […]
Data Science

How to Set Up Your Professional Data Science Environment

Data Science is often described as the intersection of statistics and programming. In this article, I’ll run you through setting up a professional data science environment on your computer so you can start to get some hands-on practice with popular data science libraries — whether you just want to get a feel for what it’s […]
Data Science

“Naked Statistics” Book Review: An Enjoyable Introduction to Statistics by Charles Wheelan

If you want to become a data scientist (or to understand what they’re talking about), statistics is one of the key domains that you’re going to have to learn. In "Naked Statistics," Charles Wheelan does a surprisingly good job of providing a guide that anyone can grasp. This slim, accessible book provides a wonderfully entertaining […]
Data Science

What Does it Take to Become a Data Scientist?

Data Science is one of the fastest growing, most lucrative and most interesting careers options available. But a lot of prospective students are concerned that…