Could I learn how to be a data scientist by going through courses online?

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Data science sounds theoretical, and in some ways it is, but it’s also a practical profession in many ways. Tutorials will present ideal scenarios, with made up datasets that are small and clean. The real world is big and messy. You provide value as a data scientist by applying all kinds of small...
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Data science sounds theoretical, and in some ways it is, but it’s also a practical profession in many ways. Tutorials will present ideal scenarios, with made up datasets that are small and clean. The real world is big and messy. You provide value as a data scientist by applying all kinds of small tricks and hacks that they don’t tell you about in any tutorials. How do you learn those? You learn by doing. read less
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Well online courses would propel the learning but you would at one point need some one to clarify the concepts. As long as the online courses gives you the freedom to ask and clarify and understand - its okay
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