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Sep 2022
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164 - What is Data Science?

ROGER PENG AND HILARY PARKER
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Hilary and Roger are back after a short break to discuss Roger's new job, the meaning of data science, and limited liability algorithms.

 

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UT Austin Statistics and Data Sciences

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