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field of study to extract insights from data

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Data science is a field of study focused on extracting useful insights and knowledge from data. It matters because these insights can help organizations and individuals make better decisions based on evidence rather than guesswork.

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Data science is an interdisciplinary academic field that uses statistics, scientific computing, scientific methods, processing, scientific visualization, algorithms, coding (like Python, SQL, and R), and systems to extract or extrapolate knowledge from potentially noisy, structured, or unstructured data.

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