Publisher's Synopsis
Data science and big data are now revolutionizing the world. From the lifestyle choices made by today's citizens and modern businesses, insights from data science are improving and driving changes in most areas. Data science may be a new topic for most people, but it is a skill that any individual in any industry or career field will need to know and build on. Up until now, there are only a few data science wizards who dominate the data science realm. They often tend to present the topic in an unnecessarily intimidating and over-technical manner. Basic data science is not confusing or hard to grasp. Data science is the practice of using analytical methodologies and techniques to acquire and communicate actionable and valuable insights in data collected. The purpose is to bolster improved decision-making, optimize processes, thereby generating a value that could represent different types of data. This book covers a broad array of approaches and concepts that can be used to extract valuable information from the data collected. There are a lot of times when data scientists get caught up with analyzing the minute aspects of data that they forget to look at the bigger picture. This is a pitfall that you have to avoid at all costs. This book presents the core purpose of most data science techniques and explains what you can accomplish by utilizing them. This book has been organized in an easy to learn format. You will be able to use this book as a guide and as a reference book. In other words, you will not have to go through every part of the book, but take what information you want and leave the rest. The book uses real-world examples that will help you understand data science better.
