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In this article, I count eight instances of "data scientist" and zero of "statistician." Three instances of "data science" and only one of "statistics." I sup

by jawns 12y ago

In this article, I count eight instances of "data scientist" and zero of "statistician." Three instances of "data science" and only one of "statistics." I suppose "data science" is a slightly broader term than statistics, but isn't statistics still at the heart of it all? Edit: Here's a WSJ blog post arguing that "data science" and "statistics"/"data analysis" are separate concepts: http://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2014/05/02/why-do-we-need-data-science-when-weve-had-statistics-for-centuries/ http://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2014/05/02/why-do-we-need-data-scie... I'm still not sure I'm sold on the idea that statistics is a subset of data science and not the other way around.

noelwelsh 12y ago
Most companies are still struggling with the infrastructure to collect and analyse data. This is largely an exercise in distributed systems, and definitely not expertise you'd find in the statistics dept.
blauwbilgorgel 12y ago
Data scientist is the sexy term for statistician. It's almost as overused and undefined as "big data". You could also call an all-round data scientist a unicorn, since they do not seem to exist. Data science requires a combination of maths/stats, computer science and domain expertise. A statistician who does not know how to run a regression on her dataset, or works on clicklog data without understanding CTR and ROI in a business context, is not really a data scientist. Here is a Venn diagram: http://www.itworld.com/sites/default/files/data-science-venn.png http://www.itworld.com/sites/default/files/data-science-venn... To DataRobot: Grats on the funding and attracting top talent! Awaiting your product when you release in the fall.