8 Things Most Data Science Programs Don’t Teach (But You Should Know) — Part 1

<p>Maybe you&rsquo;ve heard about or experienced the 80/20 rule of data science before:</p> <blockquote> <p>Only 20% of data scientists&rsquo; time is spent on analysis. The majority of time &mdash; 80% &mdash; is spent simply preparing data.</p> </blockquote> <p>I think in my case it might actually be 90/10. That is just the reality of my job &mdash; we work with some very complex data sets.</p> <p><em>That is, however, not what most data science programs, boot camps, and courses prepare you for.</em></p> <p>Chances are you&rsquo;ve learned how to use complex predictive models, cluster unstructured data, and analyze time series. Without this knowledge you are not a data scientist.</p> <p><a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/8-things-most-data-science-programs-dont-teach-but-you-should-know-part-1-812e691c9430"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>
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