There are many factors that influence a shopper’s likelihood to purchase something: its evident quality, the design of the website, the trustworthiness of the brand, the pace of the shipping… there are so many ways in which a conversion can be won or lost. But as you might expect, onething in particular holds a lot […]

Transforming a dataset from numbers on a spreadsheet to an eye-popping visualization is not always a one-and-done process. It’s an undertaking that requires trial and error and can sometimes surprise designers with new insights about the data during the course of design. While creating a data visualization should not be a difficult task, there are […]

Scrolling through job postings can feel like walking through the grocery store, shopping list in tow, as applicants check off the items already in their cart: a bachelor’s degree in a related field, three years of experience data mining and proficiency in Python. But other requirements aren’t as easy to mark complete. Great teammate, problem […]

The data science community is collaborative. Data scientists enjoy sharing ideas, tips and questions and they can be a great resource for people interested in topics ranging from data visualizations and statistics, to artificial intelligence and machine learning. Here is a list of data scientists, analysts and professionals who are leading conversations online. We have grouped […]

Data science is often used as an umbrella term to encompass a variety of skills used in not only data science but also in business intelligence and business analytics. Programs operating under the same names will often enable people to develop skills that can be utilized across multiple fields: A data science major could work […]