© Julian Soh and Priyanshi Singh 2020
J. Soh, P. SinghData Science Solutions on Azurehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6405-8_2

2. Statistical Techniques and Concepts in Data Science

Julian Soh1   and Priyanshi Singh2
(1)
Olympia, WA, USA
(2)
New Jersey, NJ, USA
 

The prominent role that data science plays in technology today has created a need for all professions to possess a strong fundamental working knowledge of the math used in statistical techniques.1 The “data scientist” today may be a transitioning database professionals, data/Big Data engineers, software engineer, IT auditor, fraud investigator, or even a business analyst. Often, a project team would be comprised of all these professionals that have been brought together to solve a business ...

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