# The Crystal Ball - Instruction Manual I: Introduction to Data Science

- By: Stephen Davies
- Publisher: University of Mary Washington
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://eng.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Data_Science/The_Crystal_Ball_-_Instruction_Manual_I%3A_Introduction_to_Data_Science_(Davies))
- Licence: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- Read at LibreTexts: https://eng.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Data_Science/The_Crystal_Ball_-_Instruction_Manual_I%3A_Introduction_to_Data_Science_(Davies)
- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/eng-39253/pdf

A perfect introduction to the exploding field of Data Science for the curious, first-time student. The author brings his trademark conversational tone to the important pillars of the discipline: exploratory data analysis, choices for structuring data, causality, machine learning principles, and introductory Python programming using open-source Jupyter Notebooks.