An Introduction to Data Science/AI for the Nontechnical Person
In this chapter we will delve deeper into data science, and discuss what it is, and why it’s useful. We will cover the brief history of data science and take a look at the core fields that compose it. The aim of this chapter is to give to the nontechnical reader a good brief overview of that area and understand where it can be applied and why.
Data science is made up of multiple disciplines. So, to get a good grasp of what data science is, we need to look at the core disciplines that make up this field of study. First, though, let’s take a quick look at how it all started.
Brief History of Data Science
Though data science became more popular with the increase of data generation, ...
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