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Data Science

Machine learning & data science for beginners and experts alike.
SusanCS
Alteryx Alumni (Retired)

Did you know there are even more data science tools available for Alteryx, beyond what you see in your Designer palettes, for statistics, data prep, modeling and more?



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In this week’s episode of our Alter Everything podcast, Chris @mceleavey talks about building his own Alteryx tools. One of Chris’s projects is especially helpful for many modeling tasks: a one-hot encoding tool that handles that pesky but important step. (He also wrote a blog post about one-hot encoding!)

 

Alongside Chris’s work, there are many more useful tools for data science in the Alteryx Analytics Gallery, our public repository of workflows, macros and analytic apps. Many of these tools reside in the Predictive District, but we scrounged up more from other corners of the Gallery. 



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Here’s a list of freely available macros, tools and sample workflows for data science tasks that might save you time and effort, plus a bonus package of tools developed by Alteryx enthusiasts. 



Data Preparation and Statistics

 



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More Modeling Options

 



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Evaluating and Understanding Models

 



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For Time Series Analysis Fans

 

 


And a bonus item: The ayx-builders pack on Github, created by @nick612haylund and @tlarsen7572, offers multiple handy tools for data science tasks, including a data generator and a Twitter scraping tool.

 

With these free tools, you can extend the data science capabilities of Designer and finish projects more easily and efficiently. 

 

And, of course, be sure to listen to the Alter Everything conversation with Chris for inspiration, then share your own custom creations.

 

 



 

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Susan Currie Sivek
Senior Data Science Journalist

Susan Currie Sivek, Ph.D., is the data science journalist for the Alteryx Community. She explores data science concepts with a global audience through blog posts and the Data Science Mixer podcast. Her background in academia and social science informs her approach to investigating data and communicating complex ideas — with a dash of creativity from her training in journalism. Susan also loves getting outdoors with her dog and relaxing with some good science fiction. Twitter: @susansivek

Susan Currie Sivek, Ph.D., is the data science journalist for the Alteryx Community. She explores data science concepts with a global audience through blog posts and the Data Science Mixer podcast. Her background in academia and social science informs her approach to investigating data and communicating complex ideas — with a dash of creativity from her training in journalism. Susan also loves getting outdoors with her dog and relaxing with some good science fiction. Twitter: @susansivek

Comments
damc
11 - Bolide

Bookmarked for future reference. Thanks for curating this @SusanCS 

SusanCS
Alteryx Alumni (Retired)

@damc, awesome! I hope it's a helpful reference for you. 😊

rohit782192
11 - Bolide

Superb @SusanCS 

SusanCS
Alteryx Alumni (Retired)

Glad you like the post, @rohit782192! Let us know if you try out any of these. 

Gualigee
8 - Asteroid

@SusanCS @TimothyL 

I did not find the TS Stationary Test tool in Gallery. 

Can you please advise?

 

Thank you.

NeilR
Alteryx Alumni (Retired)