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Nov 2015
15m 40s

The State of Data Science

Ben Jaffe And Katie Malone
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How many data scientists are there, where do they live, where do they work, what kind of tools do they use, and how do they describe themselves? RJMetrics wanted to know the answers to these questions, so they decided to find out and share their analysis with the world. In this very special interview episode, we welcome Tristan Handy, VP of Marketing at RJ ... Show More
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