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6 revealing statistics about career challenges Black IT pros face

CIO Business Intelligence

Because of this, according to a report from Russel Reynolds Associates and Valence , 47% of Black technology professionals “strongly agree” that they must switch between companies more regularly for career growth, whereas only 28% of non-Black respondents said the same. years on average.

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Gender Inequality Persists in Data Science and AI

Business Over Broadway

US Labor Force Statistics for Selected Occupations. Using data from LinkedIn, the World Economic Forum’s 2020 Global Gender Gap Report shows women make up only 26% of professionals in Data and AI. Women are paid less than their male counterparts yet both women and men have similar levels of education. Click image to enlarge.

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Top Companies to work for if you are a data scientist

Data Science 101

LinkedIn’s 2017 report had put Data Scientist as the second fastest growing profession and it’s number one on 2019’s list of most promising jobs. StreamSets was founded in 2014, its headquarter is located in San Francisco, California. There are three main reasons why data science has been rated as a top job according to research.

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The Wide World of Data: Enter the Datasphere

Sisense

It’s so significant that in 2014, the UN established its Data Revolution Group to recommend how data can optimize its role as a force for good in sustainable development. Better data and statistics will help governments track progress and make sure their decisions are evidence-based; they can also strengthen accountability.

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How Big Data Has Revolutionized the Gaming Industry

Smart Data Collective

CIO shared a report showing that Minecraft invested $2.5 According to the SensorTower statistics , in 2019, a simple arcade game Stack Ball reached 100 million installs and only continued to grow. In 2014, there were about 1.82 Microsoft works with bug reports and one of their current goals is to optimize Windows 10 for gaming.

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The curse of Dimensionality

Domino Data Lab

Statistical methods for analyzing this two-dimensional data exist. This statistical test is correct because the data are (presumably) bivariate normal. When there are many variables the Curse of Dimensionality changes the behavior of data and standard statistical methods give the wrong answers. Data Has Properties.

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Billie Inspires Customer Trust with Tool to Improve Dashboard Reliability

Sisense

The team at Billie was willing to do whatever it took to make sure users had high-quality reports they could trust. The solution was to build a new tool to keep errors out of user reports and deliver insights that every customer could trust. He works on reporting, analysis, and data modeling. Breaking down Billie’s workflow.