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What programming languages do I need to learn for becoming a data scientist?

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You can refer to the following list which contains the top five programming languages used for data science:

  1. Python: An uncomplicated and general-purpose language having various libraries for data analysis and visualization like pandas, numpy, matplotlib, etc

  2. R: It is widely applied by data miners and data scientists for data analysis. It also has various libraries for data analysis.

  3. Java: It is one of the oldest languages for data analysis. Right now it is facing competition from Python and R but still used.

  4. SQL: It is mainly used for dealing with databases. It helps in managing structured data.

  5. Scala: It is considered to be a user-friendly language and engineered to be changed as per the demands of users.

If you are a beginner and want to know more about the use of Python for Data Science then do refer the following video tutorial:

On the other hand, if you want to learn R programming language then do refer the following video tutorial:

You can get a hands-on project by referring to Data Science courses which will teach you Data Science from scratch to advance.

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