What is the difference between a Data Analyst and a Data Scientist?

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a month ago

Think of Data Science as a whole house. Data Analytics is just one room inside it. Analytics looks at past data to solve current problems. On the other hand, Data Science uses complex tools to predict the future.

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Deeksha Dixit
8 months ago

Both are popular job roles, as per the World Economic Forum report. The key differences between the two are as follows:

  • The Data Analyst collects relevant data from various sources to filter and analyze it. The data scientist gathers sizable amounts of structured and unstructured data while performin

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3 years ago
A data analyst analyzes existing data, while data scientists create new ways of capturing and analysing data for analysts to utilize.

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