Data scientists have a variety of different skills that they bring to bear on Big Data projects. These skills cut across Subject Matter Expertise, Technology, Programming, Math & Modeling and Statistics. One valuable skill that is becoming popular in data science is machine learning. Machine learning is a method of data analysis that automates model building […]
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Data Science Differences Across Job Functions
The AnalyticsWeek and Business Over Broadway Data Science Survey survey revealed job function differences in data science roles, proficiency in data science skills and satisfaction with work outcomes. Most data scientists work in IT (38%) and R&D (36%) functions. Data scientists who work in Sales and Marketing, Research and Development and IT functions are more satisfied […]
Data Science: North America and EMEA Lead in Statistics and Math Proficiency
The AnalyticsWeek and Business Over Broadway Data Science Survey survey revealed regional differences in data science roles, proficiency in data science skills and satisfaction with work outcomes. APAC has the lowest percent of Business Manager data scientists (32%). LATAM has the lowest percent of Creative data scientists (25%). North America has the lowest percent of Developer […]
23 Reasons to Get Excited about Data: Free e-book from IBM
We live in a Big Data world where everything is being quantified. In fact, data already touches many aspects of your lives. IBM just released a free e-book illustrating why everybody needs to be excited about data. This e-book talks about how data can: Power your business Impact your personal and professional life Make an difference to […]
Hybrid Data Scientists: Key to Leading and Optimizing Analytics Efforts
The hybrid data scientist is one whose work reflects many different data science roles. Hybrid data scientists, compared to data scientists who play a single, narrower role, possess deeper knowledge in particular data science skills such as machine learning, managing unstructured data and optimization. Organizations can leverage their deeper knowledge to improve their data science […]
How Data Scientists Extract Value from Data [Infographic]
Building a successful data science program in your company relies on a good understanding of the data professionals who extract insights and value from data and how they do it. Toward that goal, we asked over 600 data scientists about their skills, jobs, colleagues and more. We have summarized the results of this ongoing study in several blog posts […]
Industry Differences in Data Science Roles, Skills and Project Outcomes
The AnalyticsWeek and Business Over Broadway Data Science Survey survey revealed industry differences in data science roles, proficiency in data science skills and satisfaction with work outcomes. The Information Technology industry is home to most data scientists. Data scientists who are Researchers outnumber the other types of data scientists in six of the top 10 industries […]
Are You Using the Right Data Science Tools for Your Big Data Projects?
Data scientists rely on tools/products/solutions to help them get insights from data. Gregory Piatetsky of KDNuggets conducts an annual survey of data professionals to better understand the different types of tools they use. Here are the results of the 2015 survey. He followed his initial posting with additional analyses to better understand which tools go together. […]