Chapter 4
Wrapping Your Head Around Data Science
IN THIS CHAPTER
Piecing together the core data science components
Generating insights with software applications
Getting a grip on relational databases and SQL
Designing great relational databases
Doing data science tasks with SQL functions
Using Excel spreadsheets to examine your data
For over a decade now, everyone has been absolutely deluged by data. It’s coming from every computer, every mobile device, every camera, and every imaginable sensor — and now it’s even coming from watches and other wearable technologies. Data is generated in every social media interaction we humans make, every file we save, every picture we take, and every query we submit; data is even generated when we do something as simple as ask a favorite search engine for directions to the closest ice cream shop.
Although data immersion is nothing new, you may have ...
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