The data scientist - a role dissected

John Leonard
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Computing research investigates whether a data scientist is really any different from a data analyst, data engineer or BI specialist

The data scientist has been the object of fascination, awe and even envy ever since the big data boom began five years ago or so. Often compared with yetis and unicorns on account of their rarity, ...

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