As part of my series on Making Sense of Our Big Data World, today’s post is on sampling error. See the overview, Making Sense of Our Big Data World: Statistics for the 99%, to understand the importance and value of understanding statistics and statistical thinking. This Big Data world is defined by the enormous amount […]
Based on a study of 620+ data professionals, we found that data science skills fall into three broad areas: domain expertise (in our case, business), technology/programming and math/statistics. I discuss the implications of study findings for current data scientists, would-be data scientists and the recruiters who try to find them. Data science is our ability to extract […]
Last week, I identified the top skills across different data science professionals. The results of our survey of 620+ data professionals showed that, while data scientists possess many different skills (we looked at 25 skills), some skills are more popular/common to data scientists compared to other skills. For example, the top two skills were communication and […]
The practice of data science requires skills that fall into three general areas: business acumen, computer technology/programming and statistics/math. Depending on whom you ask, the specific set of top skills varies. Dave Holtz describes the data science skills you need to get a job as a data scientist (8 Skills You Need to Be a Data Scientist). […]
I’ve counted the pageviews of each of my 2015 blog posts and present them here in my end-of-year summary. This year, I wrote a lot about my research in the areas of data science; this research focused on the meaning of data science and how organizations can best leverage their data. Additionally, I conducted and […]
The value of data is measured by what you do with it, and organizations are relying on data scientists to extract that value. I recently conducted a survey of data professionals to better understand what it means to be a data scientist. I discovered a few things that can help organizations optimize the value of their data. While […]
Our Big Data world requires the application of data science principles by data professionals. I’ve recently taken a look at what it means to practice data science as a data scientist. Our survey results of over 500 data professionals revealed that different types of data scientists possess proficiency in different types of data skills. In […]
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We are conducting a study of the people, processes and technologies behind today’s data-driven insights. If you’re a data professional, please consider taking the Data Science and Machine Learning Survey. We’ll give you a free executive summary of the findings.To take the survey, click the link: http://bit.ly/dsmlsurvey Is there a correct way to say the […]
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