Has the data scientist always been around?

Sooraj Shah
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Is data science really a new role or just a trendy Silicon Valley badge for something that was already there? Sooraj Shah investigates

The most talked about role in IT is the data scientist and at Computing we've asked what skills it takes to be the perfect data scientist, what the role actually entails, whether the lure of big mo...

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