Learning Data Science, Day 1 – Introduction to Data Science

So I decided that instead of trying to remember JavaScript, I'm going to jump into something else. Being as the next module in my masters focuses on information and visualisation, what better than trying to figure out data science? Since I never really learned statistics either, this is going to be ridiculously helpful in the future as it is. Yay, data! What is Data Science? Data Science is about finding patterns in data, through analysis, and make future predictions. Yeah, god, I really do need a good guide to all this. I love playing with the data, I love finding patterns, but actually being able to make proper predictions instead of going "I don't know, something will happen"? I need that. A lot. Like, I love sticking UTMs in emails and then building reports that show me what people have been clicking on through them, but can I actually do anything with that except to go "50 people clicked that link"? Nope. I need more. I mean, okay, I am more than happy to leave the really heavy…