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11 Best Data Science Books of All Time


Our goal: Find the best Data Science books according to the internet (not just one random person's opinion).

    Here's what we did:
  1. Type "best data science books" into our search engine and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly for you here! 😊
    (It was a lot of work. But hey! That's why we're here, right?)

(Updated 2024)

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Last Updated: Monday 1 Jan, 2024

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  1. 1
    Practical Statistics for Data Scientists

    Practical Statistics for Data Scientists

    50+ Essential Concepts Using R and Python

    Peter Bruce

    Appears in 5 articles
  2. 2
    Python for Data Analysis

    Python for Data Analysis

    Data Wrangling with Pandas, NumPy, and IPython

    Wes McKinney

    Appears in 3 articles
  3. 3
    R for Data Science

    R for Data Science

    Import, Tidy, Transform, Visualize, and Model Data

    Hadley Wickham

    Appears in 3 articles
  4. 4
    Python Data Science Handbook

    Python Data Science Handbook

    Essential Tools for Working with Data

    Jake VanderPlas

    Appears in 3 articles
  5. 5
    Introduction to Machine Learning with Python

    Introduction to Machine Learning with Python

    A Guide for Data Scientists

    Andreas C. Müller

    Appears in 3 articles
  6. 6
    Introduction to Probability

    Introduction to Probability

    Joseph K. Blitzstein

    Appears in 3 articles
  7. MOST RECOMMENDED!
    7
    Naked Statistics

    Naked Statistics

    Stripping the Dread from the Data

    Charles Wheelan

    Appears in 2 articles
    1recommender
  8. 8
    The Art of Statistics

    The Art of Statistics

    How to Learn from Data

    David Spiegelhalter

    Appears in 2 articles
  9. 9
    Data Science from Scratch

    Data Science from Scratch

    First Principles with Python

    Joel Grus

    Appears in 2 articles
  10. 10
    Head First Statistics

    Head First Statistics

    A Brain-Friendly Guide

    Dawn Griffiths

    Appears in 2 articles
  11. 11
    Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning

    Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning

    Christopher M. Bishop

    Appears in 2 articles

Sources

  1. Best Data Science Books for Beginnerswww.simplilearn.com
  2. Top 25 Data Science Books in 2023www.mygreatlearning.com
  3. Data Science Books | Top Data Science Books To Transformwww.analyticsvidhya.com
  4. 12 Best Data Science Books in 2023 | Beginner to Prohackr.io
  5. Best Data Science Books — Free and Paid — Editorial Recommendations for 2022 | Towards AIpub.towardsai.net

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