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Data Science Thinking

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Data Science Thinking

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What makes data science essential and different from existing developments in data mining, machine learning, statistics, and information science?

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    Also refer to Sect. 5.3.3 for more discussion on metasynthesis for complex data problems and broader discussion on data science methodologies in Sect. 5.3.

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Cao, L. (2018). Data Science Thinking. In: Data Science Thinking. Data Analytics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95092-1_3

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