
10 Questions to Consider Before Pursuing a Career in Data Science
Last Updated on July 25, 2023 by Editorial Team
Author(s): Benjamin Obi Tayo Ph.D.
Originally published on Towards AI.
Analyzing several parameters & conditions before jumping into Data Science career
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Authors: Benjamin O. Tayo and Gideon Takor
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Data Science, Machine Learning, and Analytics are considered to be among the hottest career paths. The demand for skilled data science practitioners in industry, academia, and the government is rapidly growing. The ongoing “data rush” is, therefore attracting so many professionals with diverse backgrounds such as physics, mathematics, statistics, economics, and engineering. The job outlook for data scientists is very positive. The IBM predicts the demand for a data scientist to soar 28% by 2020: https://www.forbes.com/sites/louiscolumbus/2017/05/13/ibm-predicts-demand-for-data-scientists-will-soar-28-by-2020/#7916f3057e3b.
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