Data scientist versus data analyst: confusion reigns

John Leonard
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Computing's latest research has thrown up some surprising results

The data scientist position is often thought of as being the creation of the big data age, and distinct from the roles that went before it. In most organisations, and in the minds of many recruiter...

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