Comments on: How to become a Data Scientist

By: Rob B.

Rob B. — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 20:26:53 +0000

Agreed. My concern will be to see how conclusions are draw beyond trend analysis. For years unrelated data has been used for “evil” purposes. i.e. insurance companies assigning a greater risk to people with red cars. For many, they simply like the color red. The problem with data is that is can be manipulated to be “beautiful in the eye of the beholder”- glass half empty or half full? We must be cautious to not allow ourselves to not be deceived by data without proper cross examination.

By: jameswalsh

jameswalsh — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 20:25:16 +0000

The field of data science has made incredible leaps and bounds. The ability to assess those massive collections of unstructured data is mind-blowing. Personally, I can’t wait to see the direction and the momentum these types of solutions will gain in the future.

By: Rob B.

Rob B. — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 20:22:42 +0000

Great article – and the first place I’ve seen “zettabyte” casually used to describe lots of data. Who knew even just a few years ago that a career like this would be possible?