What is Data Science
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What is ‘Hypothesis-Driven Data Science’?
When you start with a hypothesis and then tries to prove or disprove that with data and evidence you find.
What is ‘Problem-Driven Data Science’?
When you start with a hypothesis or problem and then tries to prove or disprove that with data and evidence you find.
What is ‘Data-Driven Data Science’?
We have a data set and want to find new insights from that data.
What does it mean to ‘Frame the problem’?
To translate the ambiguous problem into a well-defined problem. And Identify business priorities & strategy decisions that will influence your work
What are the steps of processing the data?
Examine Data at High-Level: - Understand every column; Identify errors, missing values & corrupt records. Clean the data: - Throw away, replace, and or filter corrupt/faulty and missing values.
What does the step of performing In-Depth Analysis on the data involve?
In-Depth Analysis Create a predictive model: Evaluate and Refine Model - Perhaps return to step of exploring, examining and cleaning the data
Definition of data science
Data Science is an application of scientific methods and principles to data processing. - Henrik Strøm
Framing the problem is the most important step in Data Science. How do you do it accurately
First of all, make sure you are asking a relevant question. Put your question is put into a relevant context Ask if the question can be answered with the resources you have
What is the process of collecting raw data?
Identify available datasets and then extracting to a usable format. e.g .csv
What does the process of exploring the data involve?
Play around with the data: - Split, segment and plot data in different ways. Identify patterns and Extract features: - Use statistics to identify & test significant variables.
What does the process of communicating the results involve?
Identify Business Insights - Return back to the business problem Visualize your findings -Keep it simple and priority-driven Tell a clear and actionable story Effectively communicate to non-technical audiences