Jumpstarting your data mining journey can be a difficult battle if you didn’t study data science in school. Not to worry! Few of
today’s brightest data scientists did. So, for those of us who may need a little refresher on data mining or are starting from
scratch, here are some great resources to learn data mining concepts and techniques.
W3Schools − Fantastic set of interactive tutorials for learning different languages. Their SQL tutorial is second to none. You’ll
learn how to manipulate data in MySQL, SQL Server, Access, Oracle, Sybase, DB2 and other database systems.
Treasure Data − The best way to learn is to work towards a goal. That’s what this helpful blog series is all about. You’ll learn
SQL from scratch by following along with a simple, but common, data analysis scenario.
10 Queries − This course is recommended for the intermediate SQL-er who wants to brush up on his/her skills. It’s a series of 10
challenges coupled with forums and external videos to help you improve your SQL knowledge and understanding of the
underlying principles.