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Data Science vs. Computer Science
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A Little About Computer Science and Data Science
Know Your Strengths
Computer Science is the study of how software languages operate and how computers interact with coding languages. At the same time, Data Scientists rely on coding languages to parse through vasts amounts of data, use algorithms to detect patterns within the data, and predict future outcomes.
Data Scientists are Analysts, Data Engineers, and Scientists who work closely with stakeholders to understand critical aspects of business decisions, using data to benchmark goals and drive growth. To be successful as a Data Scientist, you must be flexible, creative, adaptive, have a growth mindset, and innovative. You must also be able to work effectively in agile workflow environments on cross-functional collaborative production teams. Data Scientists are skilled in statistics, mathematics, and programming with a strong academic background.
While many Computer Scientists focus on writing code, creating applications, and developing websites, many are pure…
