Data Analysis To Data Science

Data analysis, one of the main requirements for Research has transformed into'Data Science' which is considered as one of the most important concepts in the current internet enabled scenario. May be it is for a different purpose, where the requirement of manpower in data analysis related issues is huge. Business decisions started moving towards data aided decisions and the availability of data and information infrastructure have created a situation where Statistics is termed as the sexiest job of the new century. An attempt is made to provide a concise account of the evolution of the concept'Data Science' over the last few years. With an expanding scenario in computing facilities as well as research efforts in various disciplines, the role of Statistics for data analysis either for experiment based data, primary sample data or secondary data gained enormous importance.