What is Data Science?
First, let’s get some perspectives on what data science is, how statistics and computer science relate, and important items to consider when trying to understand data. To do so, we’ll do some readings.
- Introduction section of R for Data Science
- Chapters 1 and 2 of The Practitioner’s Guide to Data Science
- The role of statistics in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
- Data Science wikipedia entry
Note: The questions above are just there to help you check in. These don’t count toward your grade!
You’ll write about these ideas as part of your first homework assignment! For now, onto understanding data workflows and Git and GitHub basics!
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