Have you ever been embarrassed by the first iteration of one of your machine learning projects, where you didn’t include obvious and important features? In the practical hustle and bustle of trying to build models, we can often forget about the observation step in the scientific method and jump straight to hypothesis testing. Data scientists […]
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Does Your Job Title Matter?
The Importance of Picking the Right Job Title for Your Job Job titles are often the first interaction between job seekers and employers. As a job seeker searches, they click relevant titles before getting to know the role more deeply through its job description. Calling a job “software engineer” versus “programmer” will likely lead to […]
There’s No Such Thing as a Data Scientist
The Inconsistent Definitions of Data Science and More Descriptive Titles Images from Left to Bottom: 1) Link, By smoothgroover22, License, cropped. 2) Link, By NazWeb, License. 3) Link, By BalticServers.com, License. 4) Link, By Wallpoper. 5) Link, By The Opte Project, License, cropped What do you really do? There’s a memorable scene in the movie Office Space where consultants determining employee productivity start by asking, […]