Landing a Data Science role is one thing, but joining an organization where you can truly thrive is quite another. As a Data Science talent strategy leader, I can share my perspective on what I believe solid organizations will have in place to foster an engaged and developing data science community. To anyone navigating today’s Data […]
10 Highest-Paying Data Analytics Jobs in 2023
As one of the fastest-growing fields, technology continues to drive transformative changes across various industries, with new advancements emerging each year. Consequently, the demand for data analytics jobs is expected to surge in the near future, with a significant need for data science practitioners worldwide. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2021) projects a 22% growth […]
Smart Data Visualization Tells a Story Your Users Will Love
The Wharton School of Management reports that only half of an audience is convinced by a purely verbal presentation, but that number jumps to over two-thirds when visuals are added. Why is that? The answer is simple. Our brains grasp and respond to images, colors, and patterns and more quickly assimilate information. Presenting data with colors […]
Overcome Data Parsing Obstacles with the Power of Machine Learning
Web scraping is used for, among other things, getting the vast volumes of publicly available data needed for training algorithms for machine learning (ML). The relationship between data scraping and ML is, however, symbiotic rather than one-sided. On the other side is ML’s ability to improve the fundamental procedures underlying web data gathering, making it […]
Which Data Quality Issues Are Plaguing Data Engineers Today?
We’ve all generally heard that data quality issues can be catastrophic. But what does that look like for data teams, in terms of dollars and cents? And who is responsible for dealing with data quality issues? To get to the bottom of these questions and more, we conducted a survey of 100 survey respondents, at least 63 […]
The Growing Impact of AI on Data Science in 2023
While AI’s ubiquity is becoming increasingly evident through everyday tools like chatbots, smart cameras, and smart content generation, there’s an expansive universe of less recognized but highly potent advancements poised to redefine how data scientists interact with and leverage the burgeoning volume and complexity of datasets. Emerging AI trends such as natural language processing, reinforcement learning, […]
Predictive Analytics Use Cases for Citizen Data Scientists
Gartner technology analysts predict that organizations leveraging augmented analytics solutions will grow at twice the rate of those that do not use these solutions. Those organizations that provide self-serve augmented analytics to their business users can achieve market goals and stay abreast of the competition with fact-based decision-making and a team that leverages analytics daily to make those […]
Assumptions in Regression: Why, What, and How
“Garbage in, garbage out” defines the importance of data in data science or machine learning in a nutshell. Incorrect input will yield meaningless results and screening data ensures we get comprehensible results. Before we start building models and generating insights, we need to ensure that the quality of the data we are working with is […]
Data Science vs. Machine Learning vs. AI
In the data economy, data is king. Today, any business – small, medium, or large – thrives on its data assets. The recent trend of offering data-driven insights as a service has opened up a profitable revenue channel for businesses. Cloud computing and hosted analytics have brought data-as-a-service to the desktops of ordinary business users, […]
A Field Guide for Launching and Growing a Career in Data Science
In recent years, the demand for data scientists has skyrocketed as organizations recognize the value of data-driven insights. Despite increased on-ramps and educational paths to a career in Data Science, there continues to be a concern amidst this increasing demand: the underrepresentation of women in Data Science and other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) […]