Dataquest Reviews & Product Details

Dataquest provides a wide variety of courses for Data Science Enthusiasts helping them achieve their ambitions. Dataquest has great courses available for the Students whether they are of Professionals or Beginner's proficiency. There are three major paths - Data Analyst, Data Science and Data Engineer. The quality of content and practise projects offered here are awesome that really helps one to enrich their knowledge in the selected field. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Dataquest is the ultimate path for students who are willing to get into the fields of Data Analysis or Data Engineering, everything here is great, nothing to complain about actually. The interface, contents, the support team, community is perfectly up-to the mark. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

When I started to learn Data Science more and more I realized how much breadth of knowledge is necessary.

I don't have a CS degree background and have been doing data analysis and BI development in the last 3 years but that gives me only SQL and a few proprietary BI language, however to be a good performing data scientist technically is required a lot of knowledge across various areas and I soon felt lots of gaps, hence the reason I embarked in the Data Science Python path.

By looking at the curriculum it was what I needed to fill those gaps like, Linear Algebra, Calculus, Command Line, Git besides the core Pandas, Matplotlib and Machine Learning.

Regarding the content I think I hesitated not having videos, because I am very visual learner, but in the end was the BEST think for me, because as you take the course you are forced to get your hands dirt and learn by doing through repetition.

The platform is awesome, the explanation, graphics and examples are very well done and start simple and progress to more challenging exercises pushing you to learn a lot.

I am impressed with me how much I progressed.

The community is very supportive and the forum and chat help a lot and also gives you opportunity to help others as you become more knowledgeable with experience.

I push to finish the total curriculum in 2 months and it was worth it. There is progress % and completion which keeps track of your hours and completion. I set a weekly target of 20h a week and it was the best thing I did.

I recommend buying the monthly subscription as it pushes you to finish early and move on to the next thing and to practice. I know that if I signed up for the year procrastination would kick in.

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Point of improvement is only one. The IDE can be VERY VERY VERY Slow to the point of irritate you and your progress only gets recorded if you use their online IDE. The Jupyter Notebooks integrated in the platform works fine. As fast as local, but the "IDE" to complete the exercises suck big time.

Despite all that, I high recommend. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Dataquest has exercises that help me learn data science much better than using a book. That's what I primarily like about dataquest because I can use this and fare far better than doing customer support forever. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Dataquest is a relatively new company and support is primarily with their ticket system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Dataquest is a great platform that lets me better myself professionally as a senior product analyst. The world is more and more digital and knowing how to take data and present it actionably is my job. Dataquest improves my skills in just that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I dislike how Dataquest isn't cheap and my company won't fully sponsor it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Learn by writing code, working with data, and building projects in browser at my own pace. Great community where I can get help from. Excellent Blog. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I do not have any dislike point for it currently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

* Best resource for getting started.

* Good technical and customer support.

* Active slack channel to connect with other users and ask questions.

* Covers all aspects of Data science using Python using Numpy, Pandas and Plotting libraries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

* Explanations for some of the topics is too brief.

* Statistics and Linear Algebra topics need more information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Breadth of topics, some interesting challenges to solve. Definitely a nice in-browser approach to expanding my skill set. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I've noticed in the ML & stats focused missions a fairly significant decrease in overall quality and depth to which each topic is explored. There have been several instances where the explanation either hasn't been clear for what is needed to complete an exercise, or was not provided at all. I feel this is definitely an area where there is room for improvement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The lessons are organized in the perfect way for me—a track broken down into classes broken down into modules. It's easy to complete many in one sitting, or just work on one or two if you only have a few moments. I've taken a lot of online programming/data science courses and I feel like this one stands out because it presents information at the right level.

Additionally, the quality of the writing and teaching in the lessons is very good. The content creators seem to be trying to put themselves in the shoes of a novice, and to break things down for somebody without prior knowledge. This also distinguishes the course from others!

The progress reports I get in email are very nice and encouraging. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Can't think of anything here, sorry (not sorry)! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I've used multiple platforms of learning for to understand data science, such as online courses through Udemy and Dataquest. I quickly discovered I preferred Dataquest because of two main things. What I liked best was the embedded console to type in code while I was learning. I also liked the roadmaps (Data Scientist, Data Analyst) because it so effectively gave an overview of data science which enables me to begin learning without being overwhelmed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think something this platform could improve upon is keep users engaged throughout the process. I've struggled to keep using Dataquest as time went on... perhaps there could be a way that Dataquest could help the user set goals to complete modules, and also give the user an idea of how long it will take to complete the curriculum given the rate at which they are completing courses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The modules and structure of practice and also having access to answers if you get stuck is a great approach for learning. You can't do everything, but you can do something. Dataquest is a great approach for doing something - enabling me to take action to learn and practice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

In everything there are benefits and limitations, one limitation with Dataquest is I felt like I had a difficult time making the transition from the Dataquest platform and completing some of the processes and steps on my own in Jupyter Notebook, but that same limitation was a benefit to me as a brand new beginner because it made it very accessible and easy to begin. This is a transition friction point that might be helpful to address Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It provides the perfect balance between self-learning and guided learning. Forcing me to write my own code, and asking me to do it repetitively helps me to actually grasp the material. Too many websites/tutorials out there ask you to alter a line of code and expect you to learn how to program that way. For me, that's not at all useful.

I just completed all lessons on the Data Scientist path that are available to Basic subscribers, and the statistics refresher was very helpful. It was great to see how easily the Pandas and SciPy libraries could make statistical analysis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There were some missions where the actual involvement of the subscriber was minimal. I learn by doing and solving problems on my own, so writing one line of code did not help hammer home the concept.

On some guided projects I was asked recall concepts and bits of code that I completed a while back. It wasn't always easy for me to remember how to solve those problems, so perhaps links to the pages on which you first learn those concepts would be helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I get to deal with real-world datasets and apply the things I just learn in each course into small practice projects. By going through this process in each course, I gradually build up a good portfolio for my data science projects, which I believe is the best way to present my skills to potential employers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are not really anything I dislike at the moment as I am still taking these courses on Dataquest. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The methodology they have chosen to implement is hands on and guides you through the relevant technologies and processes to get started with Data Science. On top of that, they have a slack community that is very active and the Dataquest team members respond to queries quite quickly.

If you are a member, you also get access to guided projects which you can save to your GitHub account to build a portfolio. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The only thing that I would say I dislike is how the statistics material is presented, but that is being replaced with new content. New content is constantly being rolled out and they are regularly updating what is there based on user feedback. When reading this, remember it was written on 25/01/2017 and the new statistics content is due to be deployed in a week or so. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The Dataquest curriculum covers the basic toolkit of a data analyst and a data scientist. I believe it give you a foundation that you can go build upon with your own projects.

The Dataquest learning platform is very well organized and implemented. The exercises have a good balance between basics practice and expanded challenges. I haven't encountered any bugs in the exercises. (You know those bugs that make you doubt all your learning and lose trust in the instruction -- haven't seen one.)

Previously, I have picked up skills with Codecademy, Google's Python video course, live classes in Python, and Coursera classes, and I think Dataquest puts many essential topics together nicely and provides a smooth but steep onramp to real data science workflows. The lessons are very well written.

Dataquest is a great solution for the tricky problem of online instruction in data science. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sidebars are sometimes cut off on 11" MacBookPro screen. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This is a great site for beginners who want to become Data Analyst, Data Scientist or Data Engineers. You can select one of those three learning paths or pick and choose a variety of subjects such as Python or Linear Algebra. I have used other online platforms like Udacity and Lynda however I gained the most from Dataquest for several reason:

*It's hands-on console allows you to code throughout each exercise

*Each exercise is centered around a real world theme along with guided projects

*Lessons and content are easy to follow

*You get e-mail of weekly progress reports for motivation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I would like to see more emphasis placed on SQL and even a short course on MS Excel for those that need it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Encourages a fail fast environment.

Easy to trial and error

Decent notes in source material. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Really bad code will break the page. And make the laptop run pretty hot.

Diifficult to review older material. Need a better search function. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Dataquest is a great program that expanded my python usage and knowledge within the realm of data science. It also helped introduce different data science concepts in a way that was helpful for learning but also that I could take and then apply beyond just simple lesson plans to my own projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some pieces seem to increase in complexity and difficulty rapidly without the ramp up that other modules may have specifically some of the machine learning concepts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love how basic the information is explained. I was a beginner never touched programming. The site gets constant updates. Now it is way better that before when it started. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The slow response time of the community to beginner questions. Some information at first was very difficult to comprehend. As I've said I've never touched programming before and learning the basics was hard. My most difficult course to understand was the panda's courses. I've had to go to other websites to get a better feeling about the subject. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

A nice structured approach. They show you how far along you are in various areas which is motivating. Also, it's good to work on problems with guided assistance. Love the in-browser coding at first so people aren't stuck installing python, etc. Also, there is help in the Slack forums if you get stuck (I tend to help other people at this point). I like how you can export accomplishments to LinkedIn as well so that hopefully employers may notice.

Many sites and courses in this area tend to be complicated (written by PhDs) and more passive where you watch and don't necessarily learn, or worse you get discouraged by all the complex math that people show to potentially impress others rather than teach effectively. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing really at this point. I have logged a couple minor technical issues and they have responded well to them with plans to address in the near future. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

1. Terrific Interface

2. Slack channel and dataquest employees (Josh) extremely helpful and attentive

3. Great gamification of learning python, data analysis, data science, etc. That really helps for motivation towards a concrete goal

4. Some of the exercises and projects and really well done and centered around a theme with real world data. For example, examining basketball stats or movie reviews.

5. Great value

6. Certifications for LinkedIn are cool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

1. Some projects don't have a clear goal. For instance, you'll do analysis but then the last step will essentially be "Oh, we didn't find anything interesting"

2. There are lots of annoying bugs, but generally no show stoppers. For instance, it always seems to have a problem to determine if I had completed an exercise.

3. Following on #1, there is a lot of variability in the exercises. Some are awesome, while some were not really helpful at all.

4. No I've mentioned it to (maybe ~20 people) in the tech and data science community in my city have heard of dataquest. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lessons are very straightforward and provide a great introduction to each subject. The assignments/missions use different types of data sets ranging from sports data, to analyzing academic test scores, Applying these skills to different types of data has allowed me to come up with my own ideas for the types of data I'm interested in drawing insights from. I also have plenty of code/projects to add to my portfolio! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I understand the intent of the site is to introduce the tools and how they are applied in data science, but I'd like to see more in depth explanations and exercises related to statistical theory and application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The consoles are directly inserted, and each section is easily navigable. There is also nice audio feedback that is sort of addicting whenever you pass an exercise. One member of the support team was extremely responsive and was very open to my suggestions and problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are too many small bugs, typos, and details missed. There could be a hint system so that we can progressively solve exercises. I didn't feel like I was in touch with the wider Dataquest community. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Broad range of topics

Easy to navigate interface

Easy to understand content

Real world practical missions

Learning by coding instead of watching a video

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I have not found anything I dislike. Dataquest met or exceeded my expectations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Hands-on application of concepts/principle of data science and data analysis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some of the content was ambiguous or a little outdated. I would have gone through each course to make sure content was up-to-date and grammar was correct. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really like the format of this course, the structure of missions and testing my skills on real datasets. I especially enjoy the guided projects, where I can experiment with the dataset. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are a few minor bugs but its really nothing that would bother me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.