Data Scientist - Jana Dodson

This week ... Joyce and Jen interview Jana, a Data Scientist. Is it data, or is it science. Dang girl, it's both! We find out what a day looks like for Jana, what type of problems they solve in the workplace, and everything in between! Resources to learn more about Data Science in the show notes. You can also check out a timestamp of the interview below. Thanks for listening, and be sure to follow and subscribe! Resources from JanaSimply Statistics Data Science BlogAndrew Ng's Free Online Machine Learning CourseCode Academy's Python 3 CourseDataquest's Data Science CoursesO'Reilly's Data NewsletterO'Reilly's "Python for Data Analysis" Book------------------------Timestamps! 6:50 Intro to Jana Dodson 7:15 Career Title: Data Scientist 09:01 What does a data scientist do? 10:33 Difference between analytics vs machine learning vs engineer 13:45 How is data measured, organized, and determined whether it is valuable 16:00 Are data scientists a combination of analytics, machine learning, and engineer 17:10 What made you want to be a data scientist 18:20 What Jenna studied in undergrad 20:25 How much computer science background do you need 22:02 How to become a data scientist - classes, resources, etc 24:17 Day in a life 26:30 Behavioral models, customer behavior, vs operational data 28:50 How is a data scientist similar to an: Economist? Business analyst? 31:43 What area in physics did you specialize in, plan to pursue? 33:45 What comprises the core of your job? 36:30 How do you approach your data for analysis? How often is your data informed by a pre-formed hypothesis? 39:00 Prediction of the data scientist label in the future 41:15 Soft skills recommended for data scientists 42:40 What do you gravitate towards more - analytics, machine learning, engineer 44:38 What type of data do you work with; the question, how to find a solution, etc 47:03 Startups vs veteran company expectations 48:30 Obstacles and how the job is evolving 50:52 QF: What about your job gives you energy vs drains you energy 51:43 QF: What kind of person would thrive in a job like this 52:48 QF: How does one determine the subrole they should pursue