KDnuggets 14:n08, Is Data Scientist the right career path for you? FiveThirtyEight stumbles

Date: Apr 03, 2014

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"Actual work in Data Science entails: some opportunities to innovate from a greenfield state, but not often; mostly being called into an existing project - which is somehow at risk; having to speak truth to power (not fun, but the essence of the role)", Paco Nathan, Is Data Scientist the right career path for you.