CHAPTER 1

Data Science and Its Scope

Chapter Highlights

Introduction

What Is Data Science?

Objective and Overview of Chapters

What Is Data Science?

Another Look at Data Science

Data Science and Statistics

Role of Statistics in Data Science

Data Science: A Brief History

Difference between Data Science and Data Analytics

Knowledge and Skills for Data Science Professionals

Some Technologies used in Data Science

Career Path for Data Science Professional and Data Scientist

Future Outlook

Summary

Introduction

Data science is about extracting knowledge and insights from data. The tools and techniques of data science are used to drive business and process decisions. It can be seen as a major data-driven decision-making approach ...

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