IBM data Science Professional | What is Data Science

WHAT IS DATA SCIENCE

WEEK-3 (PEER GRADED ASSIGNMENT)

1. PROMPT

Based on the videos and the reading material, how would you define a data scientist and data science? (3 marks)

Data Scientist:

Data Scientist is someone who finds solution to a problem through analyzing large or small data by appropriate tools and then tell stories to communicate their finding to the relevant stakeholders.

Data Science: Data Science is something that Data Scientists do.

2. PROMPT

As discussed in the videos and the reading material, data science can be applied to problems across different industries. What industry are you passionate about and would like to pursue a data science career in? (1 mark)

As mentioned and previously discussed in the reading materials, there are many different domains in which you can pursue Data Science in. I personally find my interest towards finance, everything to do with numbers fascinates me very much. I also took a course in finance field which I loved. That is why I think Data Science in Finance domain is best for me.

3. PROMPT

Based on the videos and the reading material, what are the ten main components of a report that would be delivered at the end of a data science project? (5 marks)

Eight main components of a report that would be delivered at the end of a data science project are:

• Cover page

• Table of contents

• Introductory section • Methodology section

• Results section

• Discussion section

• Conclusion section

• References

• Acknowledgment

• Appendix