Defining data science

- Let's talk about the definition of data science. … Somehow it's already 2019 and people are still debating … the actual definition of data science … which honestly that astonishes me … because it was very well defined by Drew Conway … back in 2010. … He gave a great explanation of what actually data science is … and there isn't really much deliberation that's needed … about these points in my opinion anyway. … For the definition of data science, … I'm going to revert back to Drew Conway's definition … from 2010. … This is the classical definition. … It hasn't changed. … The classical definition of data science … is that it's comprised of three core elements. … One is programming, two is math and statistics knowledge … and three is subject matter expertise. … With respect to programming skills … that are required in data science, … those are Python, R, SQL and sometimes JavaScript, … more specifically D3.js. … You use Python for data preparation, analysis, … visualization and predictive modeling. …