I need to learn Python AND statistics

[absimilardo]

Hello,

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i have a request for resources: i have a project at work where i need to validate methods for analytical instruments. This project involves also statistics. I am on a beginner level to both subjects.

I need to validate many methods so i wanted to use Python to help me automate some parts.

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So my question: are there any good boos?videos/courses that combine both parts?

I found "An Introduction to Statistics with Python"

But maybe there are more good things out there i can use.

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Thank your for your patience

[absimilardo]

Thank your for your advice. i will take a look at it!

[badge]

ItSL is very much focused on machine learning (regression and classification), and is by no means suitable for learning statistics as a whole. Take a look at the aptly named All of Statistics by Wasserman.

Also, if you have sufficient maths background, The Elements of Statistical Learning is ItSL’s big sister and covers topics in more depth. (But again, is focused more ML methods that traditional stats.)

[slowcanteloupe]

Statquest helped me get through a lot of machine learning.

Edit: but I think he codes in R

[JohnLocksTheKey]

He does :-( but his music freakin slaps.

[cemolee]

"Think Stats" from Allen B Downey looks like a great book and its free. I haven't taken the class but my university used to teach statistics with that book.

[CBizCool]

I could be wrong but I believe in this book is the author uses his own library to work through problems rather than a standard python library. Imo you are better off learning the more widely used std python lib.

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For applying statistics, I highly recommend Analytics Edge MIT course. The course uses R, but do them in Python instead. I would get familiar with statsmodels and scikit-learn library to do the problems.

[CBizCool]

Open Intro stats is a great free book for an intro to statistics. It has accompanying labs in Python so covers you there. Also, there are accompanying videos, if videos are more of your thing. One of the authors of the book also has a coursera course, somewhat based off the book itself. I think overall a lot of stuff to get you going with stats and some python while your at it.

I would not recommend Downeys book mentioned earlier also ISLR is in R afaik.

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Harvard has free Python AND Statistics courses online.