What is Data Science

What exactly is data science? Is it a buzzword? A fancy way of saying advanced statistics and analytics? Or is it a mystery? This article will cover: what data science is, what the data science life cycle is, and what tools data scientists use to do their work.

Episode 1 of the Data Science Academy podcast, hosted by EvidenceN, titled "What is Data Science" was published on August 26, 2019 and runs 19 minutes.

August 26, 2019 ·19m · Data Science Academy

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What exactly is data science? Is it a buzzword? A fancy way of saying advanced statistics and analytics? Or is it a mystery? This article will cover: what data science is, what the data science life cycle is, and what tools data scientists use to do their work.

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What exactly is data science? Is it a buzzword? A fancy way of saying advanced statistics and analytics? Or is it a mystery? Well, let’s find out.

This podcast covers:

What data science is
What the data science life cycle is
And what tools data scientists use to do their work.

There are 5 stages to the data science process:
Stage 1: Capturing the Data
Stage 2: Maintaning the Data
Stage 3: Processing the Data
Stage 4: Analyzing the Data
Stage 5: Communicating the Data

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