What's so cool about Data Science?

What is Data Science and why is there so much of buzz about this in the world? Is it of great importance? Well, the following sentence will answer all such questions:

 

"This hot new field promises to revolutionize industries from business to government, health care to academia."

 
 --The New York Times

The world is generating data at an increasing pace. Consumers, sensors, or scientific experiments emit data points every day. In finance, business, administration, and the natural or social sciences, working with data can make up a significant part of the job. Being able to efficiently work with small or large datasets has become a valuable skill. Also, we live in a world of connected things where tons of data is ...

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