Data scientists are the kings and queens of complex data. They truly own it and they know how to find its secrets and use them. A data scientist can take a complex set of big data and find hidden trends that will define the future direction of a company or product, and solve business and even lifestyle-related problems. They have the knowledge and tools to mine the hidden gold in big datasets.
According to a survey by company review experts, Glassdoor, the best job in the USA for three years running, has been ‘data scientist’.
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