CS481 - Data Science

Muhammad Sohail Afzal

 What is data science?
In one sentence, you may say data science is about :

How much impact you can create through data !

Data Science
BigData and 4 V’s of BigData
Data Analysis has been around for a while
Why Data Science!
Why Data Science!
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Link on how data analytics helped Obama get victory in 2012

elections :
https://www.scmp.com/yp/learn/college-uni-life/university-prog
rammes/article/3071524/how-data-analytics-helped-obama-win
Why Data Science!
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24000 sq. m housing 400 containers

Each container contains 2500 servers
Integrated computing, networking, power, cooling systems
300 MW supplied from two power substations situated on opposite sides
of the datacenter
Dual water-based cooling systems circulate cold water to containers,
eliminating need for air conditioned rooms
Why Data Science!
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Data Forms/Types
Data Types
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 Data Science Process

Data Science process can be divided into following steps :

• Setting research goal
• Gathering data
• Preparing data
• Data exploration (EDA – exploratory data analysis)
• Modeling
• Presentation & Automation
• Watch movie :
“Moneyball (2011)”
Application of statistics and data science in baseball game