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The real work of data science : turning data into information, better decisions, and stronger organizations /

The Economist boldly claims that data are now 'the world's most valuable resource.' But, unlocking that value requires far more than technical excellence. The authors explore understanding the problems, dealing with quality issues, building trust with decision makers, putting data sci...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Kenett, Ron (Autor), Redman, Thomas C. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, NJ, USA : Wiley, [2019]
Edición:[First] edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • A higher calling
  • The difference between a good data scientist and a great one
  • Learn the business
  • Understand the real problem
  • Get out there
  • Sorry, but you can't trust the data
  • Make it easy for people to understand your insights
  • When the data leaves off and your intuition takes over
  • Take accountability for results
  • What it mean to be 'data-driven'
  • Rooting out bias in decision-making
  • Teach, teach, teach
  • Evaluating data science outputs more formally
  • Educating senior leaders
  • Putting data science, and data scientists, in the right spots
  • Moving up the analytics maturity ladder
  • The industrial revolutions and data science
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix A. Skills of the data scientist
  • Appendix B. Data defined
  • Appendix C. Questions to help evaluate the outputs of data science
  • Appendix D. Ethical considerations and today's data scientist
  • Appendix E. Recent technical advances in data science.