by Angela Guess John Weathington recently wrote in TechRepublic, “There’s no reason for a data scientist to don a white coat or play with beakers. In practice they should be an integral part of your corporate strategy, driving forward the development of your next innovation. The idea of stashing data scientists away in a data […]
Data Science, Witchcraft, and Cookbooks
by Angela Guess Yasmeen Ahmad of Teradata recently wrote in Forbes, “Trying to explain what I do to friends and family can be difficult. They’re intrigued by the title. Data Scientist. But ‘what does it mean, exactly?’ Invariably, the mystery deepens as puzzlers wrestle with the idea of a data and science mash-up. And as […]
Press Release: Smart Data Online Conference Includes Talks on Machine Learning, Cognitive Computing, and Artificial Intelligence
DATAVERSITY Education, LLC announced the agenda and opened registration for the company’s newest online conference, Smart Data Online (SDO). The event will be held online at smartdataweek.com on July 13th, 2016 from 8:00 am to 2:20 pm Pacific Time. Registration is free and attendees will receive access to the on demand recordings, slides, and materials […]
Will Data Scientists Soon Be Obsolete?
by Angela Guess Bernard Marr recently opined in Forbes, “The job of data scientist — the quintessential big data job, and the job that was just voted the best job in America for 2016 — is at risk. Data scientists have been called ‘unicorns’ because finding the right person with the right set of skills […]
Bigger Data Science Teams Lead to Better Business Outcomes
by Angela Guess Bob Hayes recently wrote in Business2Community, “Businesses are teeming with data. As a result, business leaders are building up their data science capabilities to help make sense of their data. Our research showed that an effective approach to optimizing the value of that data is to build data science teams rather than […]
12 Inspiring Women in Data Science
by Angela Guess Jessica Davis recently wrote in InformationWeek, “Women made up 27% of people employed in computer and mathematical occupations in 1960. But instead of growing over several decades, as many more women participated in the workforce overall, that number had declined to 26% by 2013, according to a 2015 analysis of US Census […]
What Hiring Managers Need to Understand About Data Scientists
by Angela Guess Michael Li recently wrote in Entrepreneur.com, “At The Data Incubator, I’ve spoken to hundreds of employers looking to hire data scientists — particularly those with advanced degrees. With all the hype surrounding big data these days, it’s unsurprising that there’s as much misinformation floating around as there are facts. Unfortunately, hiring managers […]
Why Data Storytelling is an Essential Data Science Skill
by Angela Guess Brent Dykes recently wrote in Forbes, “Once your business has started collecting and combining all kinds of data, the next elusive step is to extract value from it… As data becomes increasingly ubiquitous, companies are desperately searching for talent with these data skills. LinkedIn recently reported data analysis is one of the […]
Top Tools Used By Data Scientists
by Angela Guess Andrew Rosenblum recently wrote in Business2Community, “You’ve read about many of the kinds of big data projects that you can use to learn more about your data in our What Can a Data Scientist Do for You? article—now, we’re going to take a look at tools that data scientists use to mine […]
How Much Time Do Data Scientists Spend Cleaning Data?
by Angela Guess Rick Delgado recently wrote in Dataconomy, “You probably had some big ideas in mind when you first started thinking about adopting big data solutions for your business… Hiring a qualified data science team is usually one of the first priorities, along with all the investment in equipment and technology needed to properly […]