A Friendly Guide to Data Science: Everything You Should Know About the Hottest Field in Tech

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K. P. VincentA Friendly Guide to Data ScienceFriendly Guides to Technologyhttps://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-1169-2_6

6. Bringing It into the Twenty-First Century: Data Science

Kelly P. Vincent¹  

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Renton, WA, USA

 

Introduction

Data science has famously been called the “sexiest job” in recent years. This is because it’s shiny and new and because it has the ability to offer deep insights into data that companies hold that could help them figure out how to be more successful. There’s no doubt that its potential is powerful and real, but the hype is a bit overstated.

Data science does have a lot to offer, but it’s not the easy, magic bullet so many people think ...