Towards Data Science
Currently, a huge amount of data is being rapidly generated in cyberspace. Datanature (all data in cyberspace) is forming due to a data explosion. Exploring the patterns and rules in datanature is necessary but difficult. A new discipline called Data Science is coming. It provides a type of novel re...
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doaj-b539779a176d477ba6e07d4861e2df552020-11-24T22:37:42ZengUbiquity PressData Science Journal1683-14702015-05-011410.5334/dsj-2015-008574Towards Data ScienceYangyong Zhu0Yun Xiong1Shanghai Key Laboratory of Data Science, Fudan University School of Computer Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433Shanghai Key Laboratory of Data Science, Fudan University School of Computer Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433Currently, a huge amount of data is being rapidly generated in cyberspace. Datanature (all data in cyberspace) is forming due to a data explosion. Exploring the patterns and rules in datanature is necessary but difficult. A new discipline called Data Science is coming. It provides a type of novel research method (a data-intensive method) for natural and social sciences and goes beyond computer science in researching data. This paper presents the challenges presented by data and discusses what differentiates data science from the established sciences, data technologies, and big data. Our goal is to encourage data related researchers to transfer their focus towards this new science.http://datascience.codata.org/articles/562Data ScienceDatanatureCyberspaceDataData scientist |
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Currently, a huge amount of data is being rapidly generated in cyberspace. Datanature (all data in cyberspace) is forming due to a data explosion. Exploring the patterns and rules in datanature is necessary but difficult. A new discipline called Data Science is coming. It provides a type of novel research method (a data-intensive method) for natural and social sciences and goes beyond computer science in researching data. This paper presents the challenges presented by data and discusses what differentiates data science from the established sciences, data technologies, and big data. Our goal is to encourage data related researchers to transfer their focus towards this new science. |
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