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O'Reilly Has 83 Free Data Science Books For Your Weekend Pleasure Weekend Homework (photo courtesy of Pablo by Buffer) Happy Labor Day weekend! Been putting off learning Big Data? Got a long train, plane, or car ride ahead of you? Ben Lorica,  the  Chief Data Scientist at O'Reilly Media  has just opened their vault of a collection of   83 free ebooks on data-related topics   to cheer you up (or at least help pass the time). Check it out below!

EIA Becomes First Government Agency to Make Data Available On Google Sheets as Add-On EIA Spreadsheet courtesy of US Energy Information Administration Today, the  U.S. Energy Information Administration  (EIA) has released a free data add-on for Google Sheets. The new Sheets add-on allows users to browse EIA's energy 1.2 Million data series API data categories or search keywords to find domestic and international energy data for the production, consumption, and price of different fuels, as well as EIA's short-term forecasts and long-term projections. This means the data is very mobile friendly.  EIA's Google Sheets add-on provides access to easily updateable energy data for users who do not use or may not have access to Excel. This add-on is the first government add-on developed for Google Sheets and was developed in coordination with Google to ensure compatibility and usability. The free add-on is available through the  Chrome Webstore through th...

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