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data science

vr.tr.data-science · INF.KNW

Let an agent explain data science and its components, relay methods, tools and workflows from technical and academic sources, describe subfields and critical perspectives, and distinguish data science from statistics, machine learning, data engineering and business intelligence.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain data science and its components, relay methods, tools and workflows from technical and academic sources, describe subfields and critical perspectives, and distinguish data science from statistics, machine learning, data engineering and business intelligence.

An interdisciplinary field that uses statistics, computing, machine learning and domain knowledge to extract insight from data, encompassing data engineering that builds pipelines and infrastructure, analysis and modelling, data visualisation and computational design, spatial and geospatial data science applied to location data, media intelligence applied to news and social media, and critical approaches such as data feminism that examine power and bias; data science underpins decision-making in business, science and government and raises questions of privacy, fairness and reproducibility.

What it is for: Extracting insight from data.

It can be explain components and workflow; relay methods and tools; describe subfields and critiques; distinguish related fields.

Distinguishing features

Interdisciplinary

Data-driven

Computational scale

Ethical questions

What it looks like

Not a visible object; code, models and visualisations.

Physical character

term popularised: 2000s period

common languages: Python, R, SQL list

workflow stages: collection, cleaning, analysis, modelling, communication list

How it is recognised

Insight from data through statistics and computing

Data engineering, visualisation and computational design, geospatial and spatial data science, media intelligence, data feminism

Statistics is a foundation; machine learning is a method family; business intelligence is reporting-focused

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

science

draws on - and computer science

statistics

uses - for modelling

machine learning

is contrasted with - reporting-focused analysis

business intelligence

In practice

Families and kinds

data engineering and pipelines

exploratory analysis and statistics

machine learning and predictive modelling

data visualisation and computational design

spatial and geospatial data science

media intelligence and text analytics

critical data studies including data feminism

Standards and regulation

Data protection laws such as the GDPR

Research reproducibility and ethics guidelines

Emerging AI and algorithmic accountability regulations

Failure modes and hazards

Biased data and models

Privacy violations

Overclaiming from correlations

Confusing data science with its component fields

Also called

data engineeringdata feminismdata visualisation and computational designgeospatial data sciencespatial data sciencemedia intelligencedata ethicsdata tribologyresponsible data science

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What data science is.

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is data science, and how does it differ from statistics, machine learning, data engineering and business intelligence? definition
  2. Is the question about data science in general, a subfield, a tool or a specific project? boundary

Subfields

Subfields.

Subfields

Subfields.

  1. What are data engineering, visualisation and computational design, geospatial data science, media intelligence and data feminism? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific subfield? action
Practice Practice.

Practice.

Workflow

Workflow.

Workflow

Workflow.

  1. How does a data science project run from data collection and cleaning to modelling and communication? action
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Tools

Tools.

Tools

Tools.

  1. What languages, libraries and platforms are used, and how are they chosen? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Ethics Ethics and critique.

Attribution.

Ethics

Privacy and fairness.

Ethics

Ethics.

  1. What privacy, fairness and accountability issues arise, and how are they addressed, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary

Critique

Critical perspectives.

Critique

Critique.

  1. What do data feminism and critical data studies argue about power in data, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Which entry fits critical data studies? action
Context Careers and history.

Context.

Careers

Careers.

Careers

Careers.

  1. What roles exist in data science, and how do people train for them? provenance
  2. Which entry fits data scientist? action

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did data science emerge from statistics, databases and machine learning? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the history of data science? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should data engineering and geospatial data science be separate primary entries?
  • How should technical and academic sources be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming subfields and a critical movement; should they be split off?