From the course: Data Science and Analytics Career Paths and Certifications: First Steps
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Data scientist or engineer
From the course: Data Science and Analytics Career Paths and Certifications: First Steps
Data scientist or engineer
- [Instructor] Data science is an all encompassing term. Similarly, data scientist is also an all encompassing job title. Data is everywhere and its volume is also ever increasing. Every organization can benefit from hiring a person who can provide data analysis and analytics to reflect on its past performances and to attempt to predict its future. However, not every company can afford to hire a person whose job is dedicated to working on corporate data. Not to mention, hiring multiple experts specializing in different aspects of data science. The role of a data scientist is that of a generalist, instead of a specialist. In an environment where a data scientist works with other data science specialists, such as a machine learning scientist, the data scientist can act as a liaison between the leadership of the company and the data science specialist. Therefore, one of the hallmarks of a competent data scientist is an…
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