
So You Want to be a Data Scientist
Last Updated on July 24, 2023 by Editorial Team
Author(s): Benjamin Obi Tayo Ph.D.
Originally published on Towards AI.
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Data is everywhere — from e-commerce sales, app downloads to a smartphone, to supply chain management or bioinformatics or connected devices. According to IBM, in 2019, businesses are creating and storing almost 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day. Big Data is big business, and businesses are swimming in oceans of valuable data. As one of the fastest-growing, multi-billion dollar industries, corporations, and organizations are trying to make the most out of the data, they already have and determine what data they still need to capture and store. In addition, there continues to be an incredible need for… Read the full blog for free on Medium.
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