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Data has become an important part of everybody's life. Without data we are nothing. Data mining for digging insights has marked the demand to be able to use data for business strategies. Therefore, the field of data science is growing with increasing demand. Data science is not limited to only consumer goods or tech or healthcare. There is a high demand to optimize business processes using data science from banking and transport to manufacturing. Because of the increasing demand, people are searching for free online video-based data science classes and nothing is better than YouTube.
The advent of the internet and modern technologies has bridged the gap between human and learning sources. Starting from blogs to vlogs, we can now avail of any learning courses for any domain. We all know Audio Visual creates more impact on our minds. It helps in holding the knowledge better. People nowadays are becoming more prone to video lectures for gaining knowledge. For this, YouTube has become the most important medium of knowledge for all. Also, with the Covid-19 pandemic where everything has taken a shift from offline to online (Virtual Reality), the demand for AV self-paced free learning sources has gained importance. There is no doubt that YouTube stands at the forefront of free audio-visual learning for any domain.
This article will take you through the top10 YouTube channels for data science.
The channel was created on 4th March 2015 by Grant Sanderson. Currently, it has 3.83M subscribers with 165,573,366 views. The channel primarily focuses on teaching math. Apart from this, it addresses numerous topics that are related to data science like Neural Networks, Fourier Transformation, Calculus, etc. The videos created by Grant contain amazing visualization which is designed with the help of an animation engine in Python called nanim.
YouTube Link: https://www.YouTube.com/channel/UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw
Quincy Larson created the channel in Dec 2014. It currently has 3.93M subscribers and 127,751,078 views. freeCodeCamp is a non-profit organization aiming to empower people in coding. It is basically a course-based channel and is run by a highly knowledgeable group of people who have a strong background in programming. The channel serves videos on a broad range of topics which includes Data Structures, JavaScript, Python, Data Science, Machine Learning, Node.js.
YouTube Link: https://www.YouTube.com/c/Freecodecamp/featured
The channel was created in 2012 by Harrison Kinsley. Currently, it has 1.06M subscribers with 87,960,317 views. Sentdex offers various programming topics and technologies which include Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Data Analysis and Visualization, and some Robotics projects with Raspberry Pi projects. The channel is among the best data science channels on YouTube which provides a clear and simple understanding of various topics.
YouTube Link: https://www.YouTube.com/c/sentdex/features
Created by Corey Schafer, the channel offers knowledge on various programming tools like fundamental concepts of programming that are important for researchers and modern programmers. The channel started on June 1, 2006, currently has 806K subscribers and 47,336,678 views. The channel revolves around a wide range of topics, which include the basics of programming, Linux tutorials, SQL tutorials, Django, etc. For Data Science, in particular, the channel provides video playlists on topics like Pandas, Matplotlib, and a series of videos on getting started with Python.
YouTube Link: https://www.YouTube.com/c/Coreyms/featured
Tim Ruscica created the channel on Apr 23, 2014. Currently, it has 702K subscribers and 32,827,834 views. The channel focuses more on Python programming with some game development using PyGame, some tutorials on Machine Learning, and JavaScript paired with a few frameworks.
YouTube Link: https://www.YouTube.com/c/TechWithTim/featured
Giles McMullen created the YouTube channel on Aug 16, 2008. It has 281K subscribers with 7,440,604 views. There are numerous tutorials on the channel on various topics starting from the more fundamental ones for beginners like the basics of Python programming to more advanced topics, like Data Science and Machine Learning.
There are few free courses on Giles' channel for Data Science and Machine Learning, which provides a strong idea about the basic concepts in these subjects.
YouTube Link: https://www.YouTube.com/c/FlickThrough/featured
Josh Starmer created the channel on May 24, 2011. It has 530K subscribers and 17,551,985 views. The channel provides a handful of video playlists explaining numerous fundamental concepts like Logistic Regression, Linear Regression, Linear Models.
YouTube Link: https://www.YouTube.com/c/joshstarmer/featured
The channel created by Krish Nair in 2012 has 410K subscribers and 14,703,650 views. The channel revolves around various topics which are related to data science as well as machine learning and deep learning. The channel provides a playlist section that is mainly for beginners in the field of data science. The entire playlist is centered around the programming language Python. It serves a number of playlists focusing on several aspects and subjects, such as managing interview questions, Augmented Reality, Deep Learning, Statistics, Natural Language Processing, etc.
YouTube Link: https://www.YouTube.com/user/krishnaik06/
The channel was created by Brandon Foltz on Aug 11, 2011. It has 245K subscribers and 19,404,551 views. The channel provides videos that cover full-length lessons on various topics from multiple subjects like Statistics, Operations Management, Basic Accounting, and Management Science. It offers a complete understanding of numerous concepts related to Data Science Mathematics and Statistics such as Linear Regression, Non-Linear Regression, Logistic Regression, Probability, Model Building, etc.
YouTube Link: https://www.YouTube.com/user/BCFoltz
In 2014, the channel was created by Kevin Markham. It has subscribers accounting for 178K and 7,664,313 views. The channel guides beginners in their journey through the world of data science and related concepts. Apart from Data Science, the channel revolves around several subjects such as Machine Learning, Data Analysis, and popular Python libraries.
YouTube Link: https://www.YouTube.com/c/dataschool/featured
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