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Storytelling with Data by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
👉 https://amzn.to/3ZYHhsG
Ace the Data Science Interview by Nick Singh and Kevin Huo
👉 https://amzn.to/3XZ9IaB
Moneyball by Michael Lewis
👉 https://amzn.to/44fy4OD
The StatQuest Illustrated Guide To Machine Learning by Josh Starmer
👉 https://amzn.to/40hRgu2
Fundamentals of Data Engineering by Joe Reis and Matt Housley
👉 https://amzn.to/3W84K8K
Data Science for Business by Foster Provost and Tom Fawcett
👉 https://amzn.to/4k7jkaD
The Big Book of Dashboards by Steve Wexler, Jeffrey Shaffer, and Andy Cotgreave
👉 https://amzn.to/462GJVj
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07:52 Book 5: Moneyball
10:09 Book 6: Ace the Data Science Interview
11:24 Book 7: Storytelling With Data
I've interviewed some of these awesome data authors! Check out these episodes!
Stats You Need to Know as a Data Analyst (w/ StatQuest)
👉 https://datacareerpodcast.com/episode/105-do-you-have-to-be-good-at-statistics-to-be-a-data-analyst-w-statquest-josh-starmer-phd
How to Ace The Data Science & Analytics Interview w/ Nick Singh
👉 https://datacareerpodcast.com/episode/74-how-to-ace-the-data-science-analytics-interview-w-nick-singh
Meet The Woman Who Changed Data Storytelling Forever (Cole Knaflic)
👉 https://datacareerpodcast.com/episode/142-meet-the-woman-who-changed-data-storytelling-forever-cole-knafflic
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