SDS 555: Sports Analytics and 66 Days of Data with Ken Jee

Data scientist and Youtuber Ken Jee joins Jon Krohn for a deep dive into the world of sports analytics and brings us behind the makings of his large, online data science community. In this episode you will learn: • The inspiration behind Ken’s YouTube videos [18:03] • Ken’s four steps for getting started in data science [24:18] • How sports analytics is transforming sports like golf [33:32] • Ken’s favorite tools for software scripting as well as for production code development [41:10] • How the #66DaysofData hashtag can supercharge your capacity as a data scientist [42:51] • Ken’s data science podcast Ken’s Nearest Neighbors [54:11] • LinkedIn Q&A [1:00:32] Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/555

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The latest machine learning, A.I., and data career topics from across both academia and industry are brought to you by host Dr. Jon Krohn on the Super Data Science Podcast. As the quantity of data on our planet doubles every couple of years and with this trend set to continue for decades to come, there's an unprecedented opportunity for you to make a meaningful impact in your lifetime. In conversation with the biggest names in the data science industry, Jon cuts through hype to fuel that professional impact. Whether you're curious about getting started in a data career or you're a deep technical expert, whether you'd like to understand what A.I. is or you'd like to integrate more data-driven processes into your business, we have inspiring guests and lighthearted conversation for you to enjoy. We cover tools, techniques, and implementation tricks across data collection, databases, analytics, predictive modeling, visualization, software engineering, real-world applications, commercialization, and entrepreneurship − everything you need to crush it with data science.