Chapter 1: Introduction to Data Science
Chapter Overview
This chapter introduces the main concepts of data science, a scientific field involving computer science, mathematics, statistics, domain knowledge, and communication. These are the main goals of this chapter:
- Explain the most important tasks and roles associated with the data science field.
- Explain how to apply data science to solve problems and improve business operations.
- Describe data science as a combination of different disciplines, such as computer science, mathematics and statistics, domain knowledge, and communications.
- Describe the skills related to mathematics and statistics and the role that they play in solving business problems through analytical modeling.
- Describe the skills ...
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