16 analytic disciplines compared to data science
What are the differences between data science, data mining, machine learning, statistics, operations research, and so on? Here I compare several analytic disciplines that overlap, to explain the differences and common denominators. Sometimes differences exist for nothing else other than historical reasons. Sometimes the differences are real and subtle. I also provide typical job titles, types of analyses, and industries traditionally attached to each discipline. Underlined domains are main sub-domains. It would be great if someone can add an historical perspective to my article. First, let's start by describing data science, the new discipline. Job titles include data scientist, chief scientist, senior analyst, director of analytics and many more.
Nov-28-2016, 01:45:12 GMT