Breaking the data science 'geek cycle'

Thsi article discusses a shortage of data science professionals and looks to the UK's education system to explain why.

Breaking the data science 'geek cycle'

Michael CrossBrightblue Consulting

Lack of careers awareness in schools and universities is leading to a serious shortage of new data scientists.

There is a perception that data analysis and econometrics is a dark art – that it's incredibly complicated and black box. This is not the case. The hardcore maths behind the scenes may be complex, but conceptually it's just a logical process that anyone can follow.

The misconception is partly the fault of data scientists – it is up to them to explain complex models in an understandable way, or to "take...

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