According to statistics from job site Indeed.com, postings including the phrase “data scientist” are dropping like a rock, while those including the phrases “data science” and “big data” are on the… Read more »
Would-be data scientists should work with data up close rather than book learning, says TheFiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver. Although a stats course won’t hurt. Read more »
America’s favorite data scientist talks about his new book, as well as tips for flying out of New York, why he moved recently, and how to pick a March Madness bracket. Read more »
Big data must really be big to get its own White House-sanctioned research and development initiative. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy will host a live webcast Thursday… Read more »
Data is playing a bigger role in our work, requiring that organizations and individuals learn to work with Big Data to stay competitive. The role of data scientist is emerging in… Read more »
A new way of thinking about data and data scientists illustrates the broader shift that is slowly under way in the economy, a shift from simply collecting big data toward gathering… Read more »