Lessons from between the white lines for isolated data scientists

Program in Statistical & Data Sciences, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
DOI
10.7287/peerj.preprints.3160v2
Subject Areas
Computer Education, Data Science, Scientific Computing and Simulation, Social Computing
Keywords
data science, advice, sports analytics, statistical computing, applications and case studies, industry
Copyright
© 2017 Baumer
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Cite this article
Baumer BS. 2017. Lessons from between the white lines for isolated data scientists. PeerJ Preprints 5:e3160v2

Abstract

Many current and future data scientists will be "isolated"---working alone or in small teams within a larger organization. This isolation brings certain challenges as well as freedoms. Drawing on my considerable experience both working in the professional sports industry and teaching in academia, I discuss troubled waters likely to be encountered by newly-minted data scientists, and offer advice about how to navigate them. Neither the issues raised nor the advice given are particular to sports, and should be applicable to a wide range of knowledge domains.

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