Course | Data Science for Beginners |
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What is Data Science?
Data science is the process of extracting insights
from data using technology. It involves using
advanced tools and programming languages such
as Python and R to analyze big data, which is not
feasible with traditional tools like Microsoft Excel. A
typical data science project involves a business
problem, data collection, data cleaning and
exploration, building a model, and deploying the
model to production.
Example: Restaurant Business
For instance, let's consider a restaurant business
with locations in New York and San Diego. The local
managers send monthly sales data in an Excel file to
the business owner. By plotting a side-by-side bar
chart of the monthly sales numbers, the business
owner can identify that the New York restaurant is
not performing well during summer months. This
visualization can help the owner make a business