Interested in
data science?
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What is data science? What do data scientists do?
Data scientists extract insights from data. • Map the spread of disease
They use predictive analytics, data mining, • Study autonomous transportation
text mining, pattern recognition, data • Support robotics development
modeling, machine learning, and statistical • Analyze baseball statistics
methods to uncover the meaning hidden in • Counsel families on genetics
vast data sets. • Manage the cyber city
• Analyze investments
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IBM: Data Scientist 7 Seriously Cool Jobs in Data Science
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What math skills How many jobs are there?
will I need?
In 2015 By 2020
2,350,000 3,640,000
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The Quant Crunch
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• Statistics What will make me a great
Algebra and geometry
•
• Linear algebra
data scientist?
• Calculus • Critical thinking
• Discrete mathematics • Digging for facts and relationships
• Learning on the fly
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The Quant Crunch • Communication
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What Data Scientists Really Do, According to 35 Data Scientists
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What can I earn? How will I apply my skills?
Entry-level median Mid-career
US $95,000 US $85,000 to
US $170,000
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Salaries of Data Scientists
• Data science methodologies
• Data access, visualization, and preparation
• Model building to explain relationships and
What are the top industries? provide predictions
• Finance and insurance • Information management • Communicating insights
of companies and • Machine learning
• Professional, scientific, enterprises
and technical services • Programming languages such as R and Python
• Utilities • Apache Hadoop
• Manufacturing
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