“Data scientist” is more difficult to define than terms used to describe other scientists, such as chemist, biologist, geneticist, or meteorologist. Part of the problem may be due to the fact that “data science” became a commonly used term long before data science became a formal field of study. Even now people who call themselves […]
The key ingredient for a successful data scientist is a curious, skeptical, and innovative mind. However, data scientists also need to be familiar with the tools of the trade, various technologies, which can be broken down into the following categories: Moving Beyond the Tools Keep in mind that tools are just that — devices for […]
The General Problem Solver In a previous post entitled "Playing the Imitation Game," I discussed Alan Turing's vision, published in 1936, of a single, universal machine that could be programmed to solve any particular problem. In 1959, Allen Newell and Herbert A. Simon took a different approach. Their goal was to develop a computer program […]
Data scientists will present analytics data as facts, but you need to challenge the data science evidence to see what assumptions the team is making.
Well established data science team roles will help your team discover insights. The data science team structure is more than just a data scientist and data engineer.
A database schema is the organization of data in a database. They are usually found in a relational database management system.
