Is data science a good course in terms of scope?

Presently, there are only 10,000 - 15,000 analytics and data experts in India and there will be a shortage of 2 Lacs data scientists in India over the next few years. Big Data Analytics is one of the hottest skills Data Science is an amalgamation of proper business understanding, mathematics, statistics, programming and communication skills. Thus one is expected to display certain skills in the role of a data scientist. Few of the necessary skills would be: Math (e. g. linear algebra, calculus and probability) Statistics (e. g. hypothesis testing and summary statistics) Machine learning tools and techniques (e. g. k-the nearest neighbors, random forests, ensemble methods, etc. ) Software engineering skills (e. g. distributed computing, algorithms and data structures) Data mining Data cleaning and munging Data visualization (e. g. ggplot and d3. Js) and reporting techniques Unstructured data techniques R and/or SAS languages SQL databases and database querying languages Python (most common), C/C+ Java, Perl If you think you have the necessary skills or interest to develop these skills, Data Science would be a very good career option because of the following reasons: Soaring Demand for Analytics Professionals Huge job opportunities and meeting the skill gap Salary aspects Big Data Analytics has become a top priority in lot of organizations Adoption of Big Data Analytics is growing Analytics has become a key factor in decision making Numerous choices in job titles and types of Analytics.

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