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I'm still at a loss as to what type of science there is that doesn't have data. "Data science" to me seems like a buzzword that has connotations of a field or
by cjbillington 9y ago
I'm still at a loss as to what type of science there is that doesn't have data.
"Data science" to me seems like a buzzword that has connotations of a field or industry starting to use science where they previously didn't. Over here in academia it's just "science", or possibly "data analysis" if you want to emphasise that that's the part of your project you're working on right now as opposed to data collection.
- xapata 9y agoTheoretical physicists don't always use data. Many scientists sometimes use case studies instead of systematic data collection.
- cjbillington 9y agoEh. Case studies is still data. And the theoretical physicists that don't use data are criticised as not really doing science. Most theorists I know (I am in physics) are heavily data-driven.