LibGuides: Data Science: Books

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Python Data Science Handbook by Jake VanderPals

Physical Books

If you want to browse the library shelves for books, you can look in the reference section H and HA for data in the social science field.

For circulating books, browse through HA 29-32 for books on data science applications in research. QA 269-300 has books on statistics. For more information of Library of Congress cataloging system, click here.

Super Crunchers by Ian Ayres
ISBN: 9780553384734
Publication Date: 2008-08-26
A good simple, if dated, introduction to the field. You could give this book to your mom if she asks what you are doing.
Statistical Design for Research by Leslie Kish
ISBN: 0471691208
Publication Date: 2004-07-09
This book addresses those basic aspects of research design which are common to many related fields in the social sciences, health sciences, education, and market research.
Handling Qualitative Data by Lyn Richards
ISBN: 9781526490780
Publication Date: 2021-03-09
Viewing data as the heart of qualitative research, this book provides clear guidance on the steps involved in collecting and managing primary & secondary data while equipping you with a toolkit that they can apply to data in any context.In her positive and jargon-free style, the author discusses how setting up, working with, making sense of and presenting data.

eBooks in the Eastern Catalog

The Pandas Workshop by Blaine Bateman; Saikat Basak; Thomas V. Joseph; William So
ISBN: 9781800208933
Publication Date: 2022-06-17
The Pandas Workshop will teach you how to be more productive with data and generate real business insights to inform your decision-making. You will be guided through real-world data science problems and shown how to apply key techniques in the context of realistic examples and exercises. Engaging activities will then challenge you to apply your new skills in a way that prepares you for real data science projects.
Python Data Analysis by Avinash Navlani; Armando Fandango; Ivan Idris
ISBN: 9781789955248
Publication Date: 2021-02-05
Understand data analysis pipelines using machine learning algorithms and techniques with this practical guideKey.
Data Engineering with AWS : Acquire the Skills to Design and Build AWS-based Data Transformation Pipelines Like a Pro by Gareth Eagar
ISBN: 9781804464426
Publication Date: 2023
The Tableau Workshop by Sumit Gupta; Sylvester Pinto; Shweta Sankhe-Savale; J. C. Gillet; Kenneth Michael Cherven
ISBN: 9781800207653
Publication Date: 2022-04-28
Learn how to bring your data to life with this hands-on guide to visual analytics with Tableau.

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