Data Science: The Sexiest Job in the 21st Century >> What is Data Science?
1. Harvard Business Review called data science the sexiest job in the 21st century.
- True.
- False.
2. According to the report by the McKinsey Global Institute, by 2018, it is projected that there will be a shortage of 140,000 – 190,000 people with deep analytical skills in the world.
- True.
- False.
3. How is Walmart reported to have addressed its analytical needs?
- Social media
- None of the options is correct
- Code sharing
- Crowdsourcing
- Outsourcing
4. The New York Times reported that the average base salary of a data scientist is $85,000 + competitive bonus.
- False.
- True.
5. According to professor Haider, the three important qualities to possess in order to succeed as a data scientist are:
- Proficient in Programming.
- Judgemental.
- Good Story Teller (Argumentative).
- Curious.
- Good at Math and Statistics.
Correct: Correct. The three important qualities to possess in order to succeed as a data scientist, according to professor Haider, are curious, judgemental, argumentative.