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...