Your Data Science Student Toolkit
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Python, notebooks, SQL, visualisation and research tools for data science students.
Who this toolkit is for
For data science students working with data, statistics and models.
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Essential (3)
Core tools that are broadly useful.
Python
PythonOpen Source
Why you may need this: Analyse data with libraries such as pandas.
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Notebooks
JupyterLabOpen Source
Why you may need this: Explore data and share analysis.
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Research / Citation
ZoteroOpen SourceAlso on iPhone/iPad
Why you may need this: Organise research sources and generate citations for coursework and dissertations.
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Recommended (3)
Useful for particular parts of the work or course.
Code Editor
Why you may need this: Edit scripts and notebooks.
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SQL
- DBeaver Community
Open Source
Why you may need this: Query databases with SQL.
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Version Control
GitOpen Source
Why you may need this: Version code and analyses.
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Specialist / Optional · Show specialist tools (4)
Consider these for particular modules, tasks or environments.
Visualisation
- Power BI Desktop
Free
Why you may need this: Build dashboards on Windows.
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Data Analysis
- R
Open Source
Why you may need this: Statistics with R.
Visit Official Website - RStudio Desktop
Open Source
Why you may need this: An IDE for R.
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Containers
Docker DesktopFreemium
Why you may need this: Reproducible environments.
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Build your student setup
Build My Setup lets you add or remove apps, see why each is included and, where verified packages exist, get one install command. Nothing is installed automatically.