What is "Data Science"
Good question!
We heard it was “just statistics / like we’ve always had in college… but with a little bit of Python programming” … is that true?
We’re going to find out… – and put our answers here. For now:
https://www.coursera.org/learn/what-is-datascience is an inexpensive introduction –
Data science is a process. Not an event. It is the process of using data to understand different things
Statistics: “the practice or science of collecting and analyzing numerical data in large quantities, especially for the purpose of inferring proportions in a whole from those in a representative sample.”
Seems like the same.
“The study of data” –
Hmmm
Came up in the 80s – / as a new name for “statistics” – but / really – there’s not much “science” …
Nothing really changed… but – now there is more data / and you can do more stuff with it… so – a new name!
Basically: using data to answer questions or make recommendations.
You must clarify the question you are trying to answer.
“Statistics” sounds boring… but “Data Science” – sounds cool. (we’ve heard…)
Good question!
We heard it was “just statistics / like we’ve always had in college… but with a little bit of Python programming” … is that true?
We’re going to find out… – and put our answers here. For now:
https://www.coursera.org/learn/what-is-datascience is an inexpensive introduction –
Data science is a process. Not an event. It is the process of using data to understand different things
Statistics: “the practice or science of collecting and analyzing numerical data in large quantities, especially for the purpose of inferring proportions in a whole from those in a representative sample.”
Seems like the same.
“The study of data” –
Hmmm
Came up in the 80s – / as a new name for “statistics” – but / really – there’s not much “science” …
Nothing really changed… but – now there is more data / and you can do more stuff with it… so – a new name!
Basically: using data to answer questions or make recommendations.
You must clarify the question you are trying to answer.
“Statistics” sounds boring… but “Data Science” – sounds cool. (we’ve heard…)