In Data Science you use tools that come from coding and statistics and from maths to work
creatively with data. The idea is there 's always more than one way to solve a problem or
answer a question but most importantly to get insight. Data science is inclusive analysis. It
includes all of the data that you have in order to get the most insightful and compelling
answer to your research questions. The rare qualities are that data science takes
unstructured data, then finds order and value in the data. Those are important , but
they're not easy to come across. Second, high demand. Data science provides insight into
what's going on around you and critically , it provides competitive advantage. Data Science
is a compelling career alternative and a way of making you better at whatever you are
doing. We learn that there is a very high demand for data science. There is a critical need
for both specialists; those are the sort of practising data scientists. And for Generalists,
the people who speak the language and know what can be done.
Data Science Venn Diagram. Data Science is made of three things: coding, statistics, maths
and domain knowledge. The most common language there is SQL and regular expressions.
The ability to work with databases is also important too. Data science is a combination of
coding and statistics and maths. Data science is very practical and is designed to
accomplish something. And your familiarity with a particular field of practice is going to
make it that much easier and more impactful when you implement the results of your
analysis. The ability to understand the mechanics of what is going on is a big advantage.
The third element of the data science Venn Diagram is some sort of domain expertise.
Several fields make up Data Science. Diverse skills and backgrounds are important and
they are needed in data science. There are many roles involved because there are a lot of
different things that need to happen. The next step in our data science introduction and
our definition of data science is to talk about the Data Science Pathway.