What is Data Science?

Data science is the field of exploring, manipulating, and analyzing data, and using data to answer questions or make recommendations. It is the process of using data to understand different things, to understand the world.  

Data science is the study of large quantities of data, which can reveal insights that help organizations make strategic choices.

Data science is the art of uncovering the insights and trends that are hiding behind data. It's when you translate data into a story. So use storytelling to generate insight. And with these insights, you can make strategic choices for a company or an institution.

 Data science can help organizations:

• understand their environments, 
• analyze existing issues, and 
• reveal previously hidden opportunities.

Data scientists use data analysis to add to the knowledge of the organization by investigating data, exploring the best way to use it to provide value to the business. Many organizations will use data science to focus on a specific problem, and so it's essential to clarify the question that the organization wants answered.

Data scientists can analyze structured and unstructured data from many sources, and depending on the nature of the problem, they can choose to analyze the data in different ways.

Data Science is changing 

• the way we work; 
• it's changing the way we use data and 
• it’s changing the way organizations understand the world.