True. However, I think what I said about Machine Learning is just as true -- perhaps even "more" true -- of Data Science. Data Science is applied statistics.

True. However, I think what I said about Machine Learning is just as true -- perhaps even "more" true -- of Data Science. Data Science is applied statistics. Knowing the underlying math is key to interpreting the results, knowing what to tweak and so forth. (Wait, Hadley Wickham himself commented on my comment!)