January 2026
Beginner to intermediate
272 pages
6h 31m
English
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Chapter 10Your DIY Data Science Roadmap
Congratulations on building your Python in Excel foundation! With these skills you are now well-positioned to embrace what Microsoft sees as the future of Excel: do-it-yourself (DIY) data science.
This chapter provides you with a roadmap for building the DIY data science skills you need to use Python in Excel for high-impact analytics.
Additionally, you learn why DIY data science skills with Python in Excel are required for the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered future with Copilot in Excel.
10.1 YOU’VE GOT THIS
At the time of this writing, I’ve been doing hands-on analytics work for 14 years and have successfully taught data science to more than 1000 professionals from various roles/backgrounds. So, you can trust me when I tell you this.
You can learn battle-tested data science techniques that are useful to any professional in any role in any industry. It doesn’t matter if you work in healthcare, government, non-profit, or for-profit. These techniques are universal.
And do you want to know the best part?
You don’t have to go back to school and learn a bunch of mathematics or statistics to learn how to use these tools effectively. In fact, most of these techniques require nothing beyond middle school math if you dive into how they work under the hood (although this isn’t necessary to use them effectively).
Now, I must make something crystal clear in all fairness. If your goal is to switch careers and land a data scientist role, then ...
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