We generate massive amounts of data each day: from where we go and what products and services we use, to who we communicate with and what media we consume. All of this information can be used by companies and organisations …
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Category: Data Science
What is data science, and what does a data scientist do?An overview of the rapidly growing field of data science, what data scientists do on the job, how much they earn, and how you can become one yourself.
Every day we create a mountain of data. Every time you use an app, send a message, watch a video, browse the internet, travel, or shop, you create information about yourself and the world you move in. To us, this …
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Student spotlight: Monique van Zyl – Data Scientist bootcamp studentIn this student spotlight, we asked a few questions to Data Scientist bootcamp student Monique van Zyl, and her journey through not one but two of our HyperionDev coding bootcamps. She hoped our bootcamp would help her to switch careers – what she didn’t know is that it would be the start of a newfound passion for programming.
In the past year, it has been made abundantly clear to all of us that tech skills are essential for growing your career and opening up new job opportunities. One person who quickly realised the importance of learning 21st-century tech …
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The many uses of data science – and why it’s a great career path
Data science is changing the world. Once a relatively small academic field, this discipline has exploded across the globe thanks to the rapid digitalisation and technological growth of, well, everything. Today, the uses of data science span every industry imaginable: …
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Student Spotlight: Etienne – Data Science Bootcamp Student
43-year-old Etienne Bauscher, who comes from Cape Town, has done a wide variety of different occupations including releasing his own debut gospel album, which he engineered himself. Before that, he worked as a Procurement Engineer in the mining industry at …
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Python vs R: Learn data science in 2019
The average salary for a data scientist is $117,345 per annum in the US, according to Glassdoor. In addition, LinkedIn’s 2018 US Emerging Jobs Report states that there are currently more than 6000 data scientist job openings and it’s …
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