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Data Science Is Not Just Coding

Drew Conway's Data Science Venn Diagram shows why coding is only one part of the discipline.

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Data science combines hacking skills, mathematics and statistics, and substantive expertise. Coding matters, but useful analysis also depends on rigor, context, and sound judgment.

Missing one of those domains creates predictable danger zones, from traditional research without enough computation to machine learning without enough human context.

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Data Science Myths Debunked cover challenging the idea that data science is just coding
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