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Defining data science in 2018

Data Science and Beyond

I got my first data science job in 2012, the year Harvard Business Review announced data scientist to be the sexiest job of the 21st century. As I was wrapping up my PhD in 2012, I started thinking about my next steps. Things have changed considerably since 2012. What do I actually do here?

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The curse of Dimensionality

Domino Data Lab

Statistics developed in the last century are based on probability models (distributions). This model for data analytics has proven highly successful in basic biomedical research and clinical trials. The accuracy of any predictive model approaches 100%. Louis Olin School of Business in 2012.

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Simplify external object access in Amazon Redshift using automatic mounting of the AWS Glue Data Catalog

AWS Big Data

Enabling easy analytics for everyone Amazon Redshift is helping tens of thousands of customers manage analytics at scale. Amazon Redshift offers a powerful analytics solution that provides access to insights for users of all skill levels. There are additional changes required in IAM policy.