Data Analyst is a general run-of-the-mill person who has some understanding of Excel, SQL, massaging the data etc. Data Scientist is a buzzword these days but s

Data Analyst is a general run-of-the-mill person who has some understanding of Excel, SQL, massaging the data etc. Data Scientist is a buzzword these days but should in reality entail having an advanced degree in statistics or math, ability to reason about underlying data and associated models.