Chronology of Discussion
What is Data
Science?
Who needs a Data
Scientist?
What makes a Data
Scientist?
Specialized
Talent and
Solutions
New
Work
Models
Shifts in
Business
Explaining Data Science
Data science is the study of
the generalizable extraction
of knowledge from data.
Explaining Data Science –
contd.
It builds on techniques and theories
from many fields, including
Mathematics
Probability models
Statistical learning
Computer programming
Data engineering
Pattern recognition and learning
Visualization & Data
Warehousing.
Top kills for Data Scientist
Basic Tools
Basic Statistics
Machine Learning
Multivariable Calculus and Linear
Algebra
Data Munging
Data Visualization & Communication
Software Engineering
Why it is the Sexiest Job
of 21st Century
Reasons:
A “Data scientist” is a business expert.
A “Data scientist” is a statistics expert.
A “Data scientist” is a programming
expert.
A “Data scientist” is a database
technology expert.
A “Data scientist” is a visualization and
communication expert.
Conclusion
As Peter Sondergaard, global head
of research at Gartner, said in a
2012 statement,
The most valued data scientists of
tomorrow will be able not only to
derive insights from existing data
sets, but also to tell the
quantitative future
Contd.
“Dark data is the data being
collected, but going unused
despite its value. Leading
organizations of the future
will be distinguished by the
quality of their predictive
algorithms. This is the CIO
challenge, and opportunity.”
This article cited that there is very little difference in result between 2013 and 2015, except that there appears for be more growth of hiring in smaller companies.
But these companies corroborate the previous graph; platform and software developers, as well as service/consulting companies are the largest employers of this skills set.