"data scientist" is an conflated title created by business people in this industry. The word scientist has a specific meaning which is doing original research.

"data scientist" is an conflated title created by business people in this industry. The word scientist has a specific meaning which is doing original research. Also people in this thread seem to think a "computer science" undergrad degree is somehow related to computer scientist the working title. My understanding is that you start the pathway to a science career with a grad degree, like you start an engineering career with a job. Before the job or the grad degree you're no engineer/scientist