What I learned at Data Science Bootcamp
Ottawa is where I attended the bootcamp. Photo by Shanta Rohse via Wikipedia About a week ago I was fortunate enough to attend a Data Science Bootcamp hosted by a gracious and affable local Data Scientist . It turns out that many people within her network of family and friends were desperate to learn more about Data Science. What better way to educate all the interested people than to bring them all into one room? Here in Ottawa, Ontario, the federal government is the largest employer, with two major universities supplying many graduates for the public servant workforce. This resulted in a crowd composition of mostly government workers; incidentally many had a Biology background (one biologist friend brings another biologist friend, etc. etc). Our host went around the room to assess our goals for attending her workshop, and it appeared as though we were all keen learners who simply wanted to learn more! She gave three wonderful presentations, and invited a handful of us up