Article 2PEBJ Lorena Barba Presents: Data Science for All

Lorena Barba Presents: Data Science for All

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Rich Brueckner
from High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC on (#2PEBJ)
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"In this new world, every citizen needs data science literacy. UC Berkeley is leading the way on broad curricular immersion with data science, and other universities will soon follow suit. The definitive data science curriculum has not been written, but the guiding principles are computational thinking, statistical inference, and making decisions based on data. "Bootcamp" courses don't take this approach, focusing mostly on technical skills (programming, visualization, using packages). At many computer science departments, on the other hand, machine-learning courses with multiple pre-requisites are only accessible to majors. The key of Berkeley's model is that it truly aims to be "Data Science for All."

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