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> Do they excel at producing analytics for computers or humans? This seems like a false dichotomy. There are certainly some polishing skills that might make a
by tdaltonc 11y ago
> Do they excel at producing analytics for computers or humans?
This seems like a false dichotomy. There are certainly some polishing skills that might make a DS especially good at communicating data to humans, but if you can't show me what you're feeding to an algorithm and explain why, then you probably aren't a good DS.
- byoung2 11y agoThere is a lot of skill in creating visualizations like charts, graphs, infographics, etc. for human consumption. You may not need these skills to build a recommendation engine, for example.
- tdaltonc 11y agoI agree that a lot of beauty and skill can go in to a plot, but you shouldn't need to read Tufte to get your point across.