What Does a Data Scientist Actually Do?

A manager asks why customers are leaving. The company has millions of records, but the records do not arrive with an answer attached. A data scientist helps turn that vague concern into a question that data can test. Inside this episode: - Starting With The Question - Finding And Cleaning Data - Exploring Before Modeling - Building A Model - Testing The Model Sources include the references linked below. Sources and further reading: - [U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Data Scientists](https://www.bls.gov/ooh/math/data-scientists.htm) - [O*NET OnLine, Data Scientists](https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/15-2051.00) This is a general educational overview. Duties, qualifications, licensing, pay, schedules, and hiring conditions vary by employer, location, and time. Follow Careers Explained for another realistic tour of how a job works.