Data Science in Brief
”If we have data, let’s look at data. If all we have are opinions, let’s go with mine.”
— Jim Barksdale, former Netscape CEO
Data science is a broad term that can have different meanings depending on the context, understanding, and tools, amongst other factors. To do proper data science, you need to, at the very least, know mathematics and statistics. Then, you may want to dig into other subjects, such as pattern recognition and machine learning, and, of course, there is a plethora of languages and tools you can use.
We will not be able to talk about everything here. Therefore, to render this chapter meaningful, we are going to work on a project together instead.
Around 2012/2013, Fabrizio was working for a top-tier social media company in London. He stayed there for two years and was privileged to work with several very brilliant people. The company was the first in the world to have access to...
