“Data is the new oil, but insight is the new gold.”
Overall Progress: (Use check boxes below to track your journey)
| Week | Focus Area | Key Topics | Resources | Done |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Python Refresher | Functions, iterators, comprehensions | https://www.kaggle.com/learn/python | ☐ |
| 2 | NumPy Deep Dive | Vectorization, matrix ops | https://numpy.org/learn/ | ☐ |
| 3 | Pandas Mastery | GroupBy, merging, cleaning | https://www.kaggle.com/learn/pandas | ☐ |
| 4 | Statistics | Hypothesis testing, distributions | https://www.youtube.com/user/joshstarmer | ☐ |
| 5 | Data Visualization | Matplotlib, Seaborn | https://www.python-graph-gallery.com/ | ☐ |
| 6 | Power BI | Dashboards, DAX | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/guided-learning/ | ☐ |
| 7 | SQL | Joins, Window functions | https://mode.com/sql-tutorial/ | ☐ |
| 8 | Integration Project | Python + SQL + BI | — | ☐ |
| 9 | ML Basics I | Regression models | https://www.kaggle.com/learn/intro-to-machine-learning | ☐ |
| 10 | ML Basics II | Decision Trees, Random Forests | https://scikit-learn.org/stable/ | ☐ |
| 11 | Unsupervised Learning | K-Means, PCA | https://www.analyticsvidhya.com/ | ☐ |
| 12 | Model Evaluation | ROC, AUC, CV | — | ☐ |
| 13 | Feature Engineering | Encoding, scaling | https://www.kaggle.com/learn/feature-engineering | ☐ |
| 14 | Ensemble Models | XGBoost, LightGBM | https://xgboost.readthedocs.io/ | ☐ |
| 15 | Deployment | Streamlit, Flask | https://docs.streamlit.io/ | ☐ |
| 16 | ML Pipeline | Full E2E model | — | ☐ |
| 17 | Neural Networks | ANN, activation functions | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aircAruvnKk | ☐ |
| 18 | CNNs | Image recognition | https://www.tensorflow.org/tutorials | ☐ |
| 19 | NLP Basics | Tokenization, embeddings | https://huggingface.co/learn/nlp-course | ☐ |
| 20 | Advanced AI | Transformers, BERT | https://developers.google.com/machine-learning/crash-course | ☐ |
| 21 | Time Series | ARIMA, Prophet | https://www.kaggle.com/learn/time-series | ☐ |
| 22 | Capstone I | Choose domain project | — | ☐ |
| 23 | Capstone II | Polish + Deploy | — | ☐ |
| 24 | Portfolio & Prep | GitHub, Resume, Interviews | https://www.stratascratch.com/ | ☐ |