CS Table 2/16: What is Data Science?

In honor of Hillary Mason '00 giving convocation this Thursday at 11 am (go!), we will be talking about Data Science in table this week. In particular, we'll be answering the basic questions about data sciences—"what?" and "how?".

• Data Scientist: The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century. Thomas H. Davenport and D.J. Patil. Harvard Business Review, October 2012.
• A Taxonomy of Data Science. Hilary Mason and Chris Wiggins. Dataists, September, 2010.

If you are curious about the field, I recommend checking out these two optional readings as well:

• What is Data Science? Mike Loukides. O'Reilly blog, June 2010.
• Data Science Workflor: Overview and Challenges. Phillip Guo. Blog@CACM, October 2013.

Computer science table (CS Table) is a weekly meeting of Grinnell College community members (students, faculty, staff, etc.) interested in discussing topics related to computing and computer science. CS Table meets Tuesdays from 12:00-12:45 in JRC 224C. Students on meal plans, faculty, and staff are expected to cover the cost of their meals. Visitors to the College and students not on meal plans can charge their meals to the department.