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Cracking the Data Science Interview

By : Leondra R. Gonzalez, Aaren Stubberfield
Book Image

Cracking the Data Science Interview

By: Leondra R. Gonzalez, Aaren Stubberfield

Overview of this book

The data science job market is saturated with professionals of all backgrounds, including academics, researchers, bootcampers, and Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) graduates. This poses a challenge for companies seeking the best person to fill their roles. At the heart of this selection process is the data science interview, a crucial juncture that determines the best fit for both the candidate and the company. Cracking the Data Science Interview provides expert guidance on approaching the interview process with full preparation and confidence. Starting with an introduction to the modern data science landscape, you’ll find tips on job hunting, resume writing, and creating a top-notch portfolio. You’ll then advance to topics such as Python, SQL databases, Git, and productivity with shell scripting and Bash. Building on this foundation, you'll delve into the fundamentals of statistics, laying the groundwork for pre-modeling concepts, machine learning, deep learning, and generative AI. The book concludes by offering insights into how best to prepare for the intensive data science interview. By the end of this interview guide, you’ll have gained the confidence, business acumen, and technical skills required to distinguish yourself within this competitive landscape and land your next data science job.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Part 1: Breaking into the Data Science Field
4
Part 2: Manipulating and Managing Data
10
Part 3: Exploring Artificial Intelligence
16
Part 4: Getting the Job

Packaging for model deployment

Once you’re happy with the model that you’ve chosen in the model development process, it is time for the model deployment process! However, before deploying the model, it is important that it’s properly packaged for production. There are a number of approaches to packaging an ML software program, but we will review the version that you are more equipped to learn – Python pip packages.

pip is the standard package manager for Python, and it is used to install, upgrade, and manage Python libraries and dependencies. A Python pip package refers to a software package that can be easily installed and managed using the pip package manager.

Most Python packages are hosted on the Python Package Index (PyPI), which is a repository of Python packages that can be easily accessed and installed using pip. These packages are designed to be libraries or reusable modules that can be imported and used in other Python scripts or projects...