User: Where should I do projects related to Python for Data Science?
Assistant:
You should do projects on platforms that offer real data, visibility, and version control. Here's the list:
1. Kaggle Great for data science competitions, datasets, and notebooks.
2. GitHub Host all your projects here as a portfolio.
3. Google Colab For running notebooks in the cloud with no setup.
4. Jupyter Notebook (Local) Good for experimentation and documentation.
5. Hugging Face Datasets (if doing NLP).
6. Medium / Blogs Document your work and explain your findings.
7. DataCamp Projects Practice in a guided environment.
User: I completed a student performance EDA notebook in Kaggle. What should I do next? Should I do
another notebook?
Assistant:
Great progress! After completing an EDA notebook, your next steps can be:
1. Build a machine learning model on the same dataset.
2. Try another dataset in a different domain (e.g., finance, health).
3. Practice feature engineering and model evaluation.
4. Focus on storytelling and visualization.
5. Improve notebook formatting (titles, markdown, insights).
Yes, doing another notebook helps you explore variety and deepen skills.
User: What is ML model?
Assistant:
An ML (Machine Learning) model is a mathematical representation that learns patterns from data to make
predictions or decisions.
Types of ML models:
1. Supervised: Linear Regression, Decision Trees, SVM, etc.
2. Unsupervised: KMeans, PCA.
3. Reinforcement: Q-learning, Policy Gradient.
Example:
You train a model to predict house prices using data like number of rooms, area, location.
After training, the model can predict prices on new unseen data.
User: What are all the topics needed to learn to build a perfect notebook in Kaggle?
Assistant:
To build a perfect notebook in Kaggle, you need:
1. Python (basic programming, functions, lists, etc.)
2. Pandas (data loading, cleaning, transformation)
3. Data Visualization (Matplotlib, Seaborn)
4. EDA (describe, info, missing values, correlation)
5. Preprocessing (Label encoding, scaling, imputation)
6. Machine Learning (Regression, Classification, scikit-learn)
7. Model Evaluation (accuracy, RMSE, F1-score)
8. Code clarity (comments, sectioning, markdown)
9. Storytelling and interpretation
10. Optional: Hyperparameter tuning, Pipelines, Advanced models like XGBoost
User: How many notebooks are needed to have a decent portfolio in GitHub?
Assistant:
5 to 8 notebooks is enough for a strong beginner-to-intermediate GitHub portfolio. It should include:
1. 1-2 EDA-focused projects
2. 2-3 modeling-based projects (regression, classification)
3. 1 with focus on feature engineering
4. 1 with model evaluation/tuning
5. Optional: End-to-end pipeline project
Make sure to include README, markdowns, and organized folder structure.
User: How many codes need to solve in LeetCode to add in resume to make it decent?
Assistant:
You should solve 50100 well-selected problems for a decent resume. Focus on:
- 2030 Easy (Arrays, Strings, HashMaps)
- 2550 Medium (DP, Trees, Two pointers)
- 510 Hard (Graphs, Advanced DP)
On your resume, write something like:
Solved 80+ problems on LeetCode covering data structures and algorithms (Python).
Also add your LeetCode profile link if its clean and public.
