Statistics classes don’t teach you about money

<a href="http://bit.ly/quaesita_statistics" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Statistics</a> and <a href="http://bit.ly/quaesita_datascim" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">data science</a> classes don’t do much to prepare students for hashing out project specifications on the job. Here are a few problems: <ul> <li>They teach you to take the problem statement for granted, but what if your boss doesn’t have the skills to make sensible requests?</li> <li>They don’t teach you about money and data budgeting, so you learn how to calculate the ideal data requirements but not the cost-benefit thinking that you’ll need for finding a practical approach in a business setting.</li> <li>They don’t teach you negotiation skills, especially the flexibility that helps you navigate the gray areas of negotiating a workable budget to execute data collection.</li> </ul> <a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/statistics-classes-dont-teach-you-about-money-8464ea9de330">Learn More</a>