Leada
Learning and science
online courses
SHOW HN2015
81points
27comments
#332of 2,565 in 2015
Top 13%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
9 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score +0.71.
Docs: 2 for, 0 againstExecution: 2 for, 0 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Instructors and one-on-one time with founders are helpful
From 2 comments
I've been an avid user of Leada for a few months now, and must say that the one-on-one time I receive with the founders is very helpful. It's a crisp and effective digital…
nbaman_23 on HNReally great instructors and about as "real world" in terms of subject matter as you can get in a classroom.
glamp on HN
Courses are practical and real-world
From 2 comments
Really great instructors and about as "real world" in terms of subject matter as you can get in a classroom.
glamp on HNMy statistics class at Cal requires the use of R for statistical analysis. Professor wasn't the best, and the GSI was even worse. Took the "Intro to Machine Learning in R." Super…
picturesque_101 on HN
Course helped with a data analyst job interview
From 1 comment
Took a class on A/B testing...paid off during an interview for data analyst position
swellguy1 on HN
Objections
Many testimonials come from one-time commenters, looking suspicious
From 1 comment
I find it striking the amount of testimonials from one time commenters. It looks like one of the accounts was even created to post a testimonial.
cmdlinerambo on HN
Requests
Ability to buy courses as gifts
From 1 comment
I've just bought one of the courses. This looks awesome :) Is there an easy way to buy courses as a gift for someone?
mobiplayer on HN
Questions
Is data science just a new name for statistics?
From 3 comments
Is "data science" a new hipper name for "statistics"?
bobowzki on HNData Science can mean machine learning, statistics, "data engineering" (the IT side of Big Data), SQL Monkey, data cleaning, data mining, data analytics, data visualization, etc.…
neilsharma on HNNot quite. I used to be a 'data scientist' in finance. Their jargon for this position is "quantitative analyst". The two definitely have intersections. Here is what's in…
kiyoto on HN