Data Scientist
Explore how data scientists use statistics, programming and domain knowledge to investigate complex questions.
Roles vary across organisations and change over time. Use this profile to identify questions, then investigate current role and course information.
What does this career involve?
Common kinds of work to investigate when learning about this area.
Work you might explore
- Framing open-ended questions that data may help investigate
- Exploring data quality, patterns and possible explanations
- Building statistical or machine-learning models
- Communicating findings without overstating certainty
What skills can help?
- Statistics
- Python or R
- Data exploration
- Critical interpretation
Courses to explore
These are possible learning routes, not fixed requirements. Course content and entry conditions vary.
Projects students can try
Small projects can help you test your interest and practise the work behind this career.
Create a forecasting experiment with several methods
Publish an exploratory analysis with reproducible steps
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