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The latter requires [collaborative approaches to defining ethics cultures](https://towardsdatascience.com/why-ai-ethics-requires-a-culture-driven-approach-26f451afa29f) that build emotional connections and consistent shared values _across organizations_ in the industry. This calls for more [formalized data ethics cultures](https://www.codeforamerica.org/news/formalizing-an-ethical-data-culture/) in organizations - allowing _anyone_ to [pull the Andon cord](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andon_(manufacturing)) (to raise ethics concerns early in the process) and making _ethical assessments_ (e.g., in hiring) a core criteria team formation in AI projects.
Courses and books help with understanding core ethics concepts and challenges, while case studies and tools help with applied ethics practices in real-world contexts. Here are a few resources to start with.
Chances are you have used a spreadsheet in the past to store information. You had a set of rows and columns, where the rows contained the information (or data), and the columns described the information (sometimes called metadata). A relational database is built upon this core principle of columns and rows in tables, allowing you to have information spread across multiple tables. This allows you to work with more complex data, avoid duplication, and have flexibility in the way you explore the data. Let's explore the concepts of a relational database.
Data is not limited to relational databases. This lesson focuses on non-relational data and will cover the basics of spreadsheets and NoSQL.
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Try to run a few select queries to find the documents that have Microsoft in the text field. Hint: try to use the [LIKE keyword](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cosmos-db/sql/sql-query-keywords#using-like-with-the--wildcard-character)
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Whether you already have structured or unstructured data, using Python you can perform all steps related to data processing and understanding. It is probably the most flexible way of data processing, and that is the reason the majority of data scientists use Python as their primary tool. Learning Python in depth is probably a good idea if you are serious about your data science journey!
All of the discussed materials are provided as a [Jupyter Notebook](https://github.com/microsoft/Data-Science-For-Beginners/blob/main/2-Working-With-Data/08-data-preparation/notebook.ipynb). Additionally, there are exercises present after each section, give them a try!
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This bird dataset offers a wealth of information about different types of birds within a particular ecosystem. Search around the internet and see if you can find other bird-oriented datasets. Practice building charts and graphs around these birds to discover facts you didn't realize.
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Histograms are a more sophisticated type of chart than basic scatterplots, bar charts, or line charts. Go on a search on the internet to find good examples of the use of histograms. How are they used, what do they demonstrate, and in what fields or areas of inquiry do they tend to be used?
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> 💡 A very interesting project called [Charticulator](https://charticulator.com) by Microsoft Research offers a free drag and drop interface for data visualizations. In one of their tutorials they also use this mushroom dataset! So you can explore the data and learn the library at the same time: [Charticulator tutorial](https://charticulator.com/tutorials/tutorial4.html).
In this lesson, you learned a bit more about other uses of scatterplots and line grids, including facet grids. Challenge yourself to create a facet grid using a different dataset, maybe one you used prior to these lessons. Note how long they take to create and how you need to be careful about how many grids you need to draw using these techniques.
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Take a tour of the internet to discover deceptive visualizations. How does the author fool the user, and is it intentional? Try correcting the visualizations to show how they should look.
At this point you've probably come to the realization that data science is a process. This process can be broken down into 5 stages:
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| Image by [Microsoft](https://docs.microsoft.comazure/architecture/data-science-process/lifecycle) | Image by [Data Science Process Alliance](https://www.datascience-pm.com/crisp-dm-2/) |
Analyzing in the data lifecycle confirms that the data can answer the questions that are proposed or solving a particular problem. This step can also focus on confirming a model is correctly addressing these questions and problems. This lesson is focused on Exploratory Data Analysis or EDA, which are techniques for defining features and relationships within the data and can be used to prepare the data for modeling.
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## Exploring to identify inconsistencies
All the topics in this lesson can help identify missing or inconsistent values, but Pandas provides functions to check for some of these. [isna() or isnull()](https://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/stable/reference/api/pandas.isna.html) can check for missing values. One important piece of exploring for these values within your data is to explore why they ended up that way in the first place. This can help you decide on what [actions to take to resolve them](/2-Working-With-Data/08-data-preparation/notebook.ipynb).
Test your knowledge of what's to come with the Pre-Lecture Quiz above!
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[1. Communicating Data - Communicating Data with Tableau [Book] (oreilly.com)](https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/communicating-data-with/9781449372019/ch01.html)
In this lesson, you will learn the fundamental principles of the Cloud, then you will see why it can be interesting for you to use Cloud services to run your data science projects and we'll look at some examples of data science projects run in the Cloud.
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Look closely at the model explanations and details that AutoML generated for the top models. Try to understand why the best model is better than the other ones. What algorithms were compared? What are the differences between them? Why is the best one performing better in this case?
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**HINT:** Go to the [SDK documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/python/api/overview/azure/ml/?view=azure-ml-py?WT.mc_id=academic-77958-bethanycheum&ocid=AID3041109) and type keywords in the search bar like "Pipeline". You should have the `azureml.pipeline.core.Pipeline` class in the search results.
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In this lesson, we'll explore real-world applications of data science across industry and dive into specific examples in the research, digital humanities, and sustainability, contexts. We'll look at student project opportunities and conclude with useful resources to help you continue your learning journey!
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Search for articles that recommend data science projects that are beginner friendly - like [these 50 topic areas](https://www.upgrad.com/blog/data-science-project-ideas-topics-beginners/) or [these 21 project ideas](https://www.intellspot.com/data-science-project-ideas) or [these 16 projects with source code](https://data-flair.training/blogs/data-science-project-ideas/) that you can deconstruct and remix. And don't forget to blog about your learning journeys and share your insights with all of us.
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