Data science aims to explore large amounts of structured and unstructured data sets – ‘big data’ – to design models and algorithms which can predict trends and guide decision-making. This field ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

Data analysts collect, organise and analyse data to inform data-driven decision-making. Data analysts are in high demand in today’s world of ubiquitous data; the role topped the list of jobs in ...

What’s the difference between a data scientist and a data engineer? Quick access to the data-driven insights keeps the world’s best companies at the top of their game. But that data doesn’t just ...

Data scientists are in such high demand that the role has been described by Harvard Business Review as "the sexiest job of the twenty-first century." In an age of artificial intelligence (AI) and ...

This is an excerpt from a long interview between an anonymous data scientist and Logic Magazine about AI, deep learning, FinTech, and the future, conducted in November 2016. LOGIC: Alright, let’s get ...

It’s no surprise to anyone who works with data—it’s messy. In every industry and every business, there are data anomalies and issues that can impact the story data tells. If we have any hope of ...

In any stable democracy, trust in government data is critical. Without such freely shared and reliable information, it is ...

Garrett Andrews is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Political Science at Portland Community College where he teaches State and Local Government. With five years of experience as a writer ...