Data Science, 2nd Edition

Chapter 1

Introduction

Abstract

Data science has been growing in popularity over the past few years. In the introduction, the terms “data science” and its taxonomy are defined. This chapter covers the relationship between artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science, provides the motivation for data science, an introduction to key algorithms, and presents a roadmap for rest of the book.

Keywords

Data science; descriptive analytics; taxonomy; classification; regression; association; clustering; anomaly; RapidMiner; roadmap

Data science is a collection of techniques used to extract value from data. It has become an essential tool for any organization that collects, stores, and processes data as part of its operations. Data science techniques ...