Garrett Andrews is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Political Science at Portland Community College where he teaches State and Local Government. With five years of experience as a writer ...

Brandon Galarita is a freelance writer and K-12 educator in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is passionate about technology in education, college and career readiness and school improvement through data-driven ...

A data science major teaches you how to collect, analyze, and interpret data to solve real-world problems. You’ll build skills in programming, math, machine learning, and data management to help ...

Data science involves using scientific methods, algorithms, and systems to extract insights from structured and unstructured data. As a discipline, data science synthesizes mathematics, statistics, ...

Data scientists are essential employees, in the sense that every industry needs them now. Asked if we're at a point where every business will employ or need someone in data science — if they don't ...

Statistics, biostatistics, and data science are closely related fields. Broadly, they all teach a set of mathematical and computational skills for analysis and modeling of data, as well as ...

When Laura Brown was a graduate student, data science wasn't yet a separate discipline; it was spread throughout many areas. As data science started to develop as a distinct academic subject area, she ...

Our world is awash in data. At home, families might own an internet-connected refrigerator or ceiling fan that turns on with an Alexa command. At work, people know their company relies on business ...

Data scientists and machine learning scientists have similar roles, but a machine learning scientist specializes in researching and implementing complex algorithms. Like machine learning engineers, ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

Environmental data scientists use computing and mathematics to develop sustainable solutions for environmental problems. Environmental data scientists balance and combine expertise from multiple ...