Statistics and Big Data Science

A Statisticians View on Big Data and Data Science ...  Good thoughts in a slide share via colleague.  " by Diego Kuonen, CEO, PhD in Statistics, CStat PStat CSci at Statoo Consulting .... Abstract:  There is no question that big data have hit the business, gov- ernment and scientific sectors. The demand for skills in data science is unprecedented in sectors where value, competitiveness and efficiency are driven by data. However, there is plenty of misleading hype around the terms ‘big data’ and ‘data science’. This presentation gives a professional statistician’s view on these terms, illustrates the connection between data science and statis- tics, and highlights some challenges and opportunities from a statistical perspective. ... "