Category: Data Science

The world is awash in data, and companies in every single industry—from retail and health care to manufacturing and finance and beyond—are looking to harness that information to elevate customer experiences, deliver relevant products, increase efficiency and improve...

To demonstrate how exciting and varied data science is, here are a few examples of the research being conducted at Colorado School of Mines: 1. A team of Mines professors are using machine learning in the fight against COVID-19 Hua Wang, associate professor of...

With the explosion in demand for data scientists has come a ton of educational options—from short boot camps to PhD specializations and everything in between. Here are a few things to think about when considering a program: 1. What are you hoping to achieve? If you’re...

So you’ve decided to enter the burgeoning field of data science, or at least incorporate it into your current position. For a full-time position in data science, chances are you’ll need an advanced degree. Most graduate programs in data science will require a...

Data science is about all the new information that has only recently become available, largely due to advances in technology, and cannot be processed using traditional techniques. Some of it is “big” and so requires new tools. Examples include location-tracking...

The Harvard Business Review called data scientist "the sexiest job of the 21st century," all the way back in 2012. Glassdoor has named data scientist the No. 2 best job in America for 2021, after holding the top spot four years running, from 2016 to 2019, and taking...