data points

The most basic definition of data science is that it involves the collection, storage, organisation and analysis of massive amounts of data. Yet without a deeper understanding, one might think a data scientist sits in a dark room, huddled…

Data are like pick up sticks. Before you sort and analyse they are just a mass of sticks, all different colours and sizes scattered on the floor. You can’t infer much about the group of sticks from one stick alone. But one by one, you pick…