DS4G

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L-3 NSS IS EXCITED TO OFFER AFREE INTRODUCTION TO DATASCIENCE
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Data Science for
GovernmentAn L-3 Data Tactics Event
JointheL-3DataScienceTeamforahalf-dayworkshopdesigned
formanagersandexecutives.
HowcanDataSciencebestleveragetheintrinsicvalueinYOUR
data?
The promise and expectations of Big Data and cloud computing speed ahead of their realization. The promise
will remain unfulfilled until we capitalize on the merits of data science. We need to stop reinventing the cloud and
start using it! The fundamental shift toward data-driven decision making is a painpoint for many organization -

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L-3NSSData
Science
Phase 0:
Data Science articulated
Data Scientist recognized
Data Science hierarchy
We will discuss what data science
is and how to find personnel
needed to resolve your largest
pain points.
DataScience
Lifecycle
Phase 1:
Overview of the Lifecycle
Data cleaning and
munging
Algorithm development
and deployment
We will provide insight to how data
science problems are approached
and where data scientists spend
most of their time.
DataScience
Taxonomy
Phase 2:
Relationships between two
variables and beyond...
Classification and
Prediction Problems
Outlier Detection
Classical and Modern Data
Mining
Graph Analytics
Text Mining
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Logistics
July 28, 2014
11:00am: Doors open at McCormick &
Schmick’s
11:30am: DS4G begins
12:00pm: Lunch is served
3:30pm: Conclusion
Location
McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant
8484 Westpark Drive
McLean, VA 22102
703.848.8000
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large and small, defense or intelligence, or civilian and government. The shift requires us all to think about our
data in important, but likely new ways.
Data Science for Government, or DS4G is a FREE half-day workshop to help resolve some difficult questions
about what data science is and how it can be used to find unrealized value in data. The workshop is designed,
created, and delivered by practitioners of data science. The workshop broadly covers (details below) the practice
of data science and the taxonomy questions we can responsibly ask of data. This event is invite only.
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