📘 Data Science Mastery: Complete Beginner to
Advanced Course
Prepared By: Yash Sethi
Version: 1.0 — 2025
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Data Science
2. Importance of Data Science
3. Data Science Workflow
4. Required Skills & Tools
5. Python for Data Science
6. Data Collection & Cleaning
7. Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)
8. Descriptive Statistics
9. Probability Basics
10. Data Visualization
11. Machine Learning Fundamentals
12. Supervised Learning
13. Unsupervised Learning
14. Model Evaluation & Optimization
15. Deep Learning Basics
16. Real-World Case Studies
17. Mini Projects
18. Assignments & Worksheets
19. Chapter-wise MCQs
20. Final Assessment and Certification Guide
21. Resume, Portfolio & Internship Guide
Chapter 1: Introduction to Data Science
Data Science is the field that focuses on extracting useful insights and knowledge from
data using scientific methods, algorithms, and tools.
Example: Netflix recommends movies based on your viewing habits.
Summary: - Interdisciplinary field combining statistics, coding, and domain knowledge. -
Used to make data-driven decisions in business, healthcare, finance, and more.
Assignment: - List 5 ways data science can improve your daily life.
MCQ: 1. Data Science is a combination of: A) Math + Coding + Statistics + Business
Knowledge ✔ B) Only Programming C) Only Data Entry
Chapter 2: Importance of Data Science
Drives decision-making and business strategy.
Helps in predictive analysis, fraud detection, and optimization.
Used across industries like finance, healthcare, e-commerce, and social media.
Case Study: Amazon’s recommendation engine increases sales by analyzing user
behavior.
Summary: - Data science is critical for modern business and technology applications.
Assignment: - Identify 3 companies in your country using data science effectively.
MCQs: 1. Which industry uses data science for disease prediction? A) Healthcare ✔ B)
Retail C) Manufacturing
Chapter 3: Data Science Workflow
Steps: 1. Problem Understanding 2. Data Collection 3. Data Cleaning 4. Exploratory
Data Analysis 5. Model Building 6. Evaluation & Deployment
Worksheet: - Create a flowchart of the data science workflow using a real example.
Chapter 4: Required Skills & Tools
Programming: Python or R
Libraries: NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn
Database: SQL basics
Tools: Jupyter Notebook, Git, GitHub, Cloud platforms (AWS, Google Colab)
Assignment: - Install Python, Jupyter Notebook and run a sample script.
Chapter 5: Python for Data Science
Topics: - Variables, Data Types, Lists, Tuples, Dictionaries - Loops, Conditions,
Functions - Libraries: NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib
Example:
import pandas as pd
data = pd.read_csv('[Link]')
print([Link]())
Exercises: - Create a DataFrame of 5 students with marks and calculate average.
MCQs: 1. Which library is used for data manipulation in Python? A) Pandas ✔ B)
Matplotlib C) Seaborn
Chapter 6: Data Collection & Cleaning
Collecting data from CSV, Excel, APIs
Handling missing values, duplicates, outliers
Standardizing and normalizing data
Assignment: - Clean a sample dataset and replace missing values.
Chapter 7: Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)
Understand data using descriptive statistics and visualization
Identify trends, patterns, and correlations
Example:
import seaborn as sns
[Link]([Link](), annot=True)
Worksheet: - Perform EDA on a dataset with at least 100 records.
Chapter 8: Descriptive Statistics
Mean, Median, Mode, Variance, Standard Deviation
Frequency distribution, Quartiles, Percentiles
MCQs: 1. The mean is: A) Middle value B) Average ✔ C) Most frequent D) Range
Chapter 9: Probability Basics
Basics of probability, probability distributions
Normal distribution, Binomial, Poisson
Example: - Predicting likelihood of customer purchase using probability models.
Chapter 10: Data Visualization
Charts: Line, Bar, Pie, Scatter, Histogram, Boxplot
Libraries: Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly
Assignment: - Visualize the dataset and identify insights.
Chapter 11: Machine Learning Fundamentals
Definition and types: Supervised, Unsupervised, Reinforcement
Steps: Feature selection, training, testing, evaluation
Case Study: - Predicting house prices using regression.
Chapter 12: Supervised Learning
Algorithms: Linear Regression, Logistic Regression, Decision Trees, Random
Forest
Training, testing, evaluation metrics (accuracy, precision, recall)
Chapter 13: Unsupervised Learning
Clustering (K-Means), Dimensionality Reduction (PCA)
Identifying patterns without labeled data
Chapter 14: Model Evaluation & Optimization
Confusion Matrix, ROC Curve, AUC, Cross-Validation
Hyperparameter tuning, Grid Search, Regularization
Chapter 15: Deep Learning Basics
Neural Networks, Activation functions, Backpropagation
Introduction to TensorFlow / Keras
Example:
from [Link] import Sequential
from [Link] import Dense
model = Sequential()
[Link](Dense(10, input_dim=5, activation='relu'))
[Link](Dense(1, activation='sigmoid'))
Chapter 16: Real-World Case Studies
1. Uber: Demand prediction and surge pricing
2. Netflix: Recommendation system
3. Amazon: Inventory management
4. Healthcare: Disease prediction using ML models
Assignment: - Analyze one case study and summarize insights.
Chapter 17: Mini Projects
1. Customer Segmentation using K-Means
2. Sales Prediction using Linear Regression
3. Sentiment Analysis on Twitter Data
Chapter 18: Assignments & Worksheets
Multiple small exercises after every chapter
Data cleaning, EDA, visualization, ML model building exercises
Worksheet templates included for practice
Chapter 19: Chapter-wise MCQs
50+ multiple choice questions covering all chapters
Answers provided at the end
Chapter 20: Final Assessment & Certification Guide
50 questions exam
Certificate template included for completion recognition
Chapter 21: Resume, Portfolio & Internship Guide
How to build a Data Science resume
GitHub portfolio setup
Internship & job application strategies
Interview questions & answers