"The Field Guide to Data Science" Free eBook of the Day (Think "The non-Scientist Guide Data Science")

Booz Allen Hamilton - The Field Guide to Data Science

Understanding the DNA of Data Science

Data Science is the competitive advantage of the future for organizations interested in turning their data into a product through analytics. Industries from health, to national security, to finance, to energy can be improved by creating better data analytics through Data Science. The winners and the losers in the emerging data economy are going to be determined by their Data Science teams.

Booz Allen Hamilton created The Field Guide to Data Science to help organizations of all types and missions understand how to make use of data as a resource. The text spells out what Data Science is and why it matters to organizations as well as how to create Data Science teams. Along the way, our team of experts provides field-tested approaches, personal tips and tricks, and real-life case studies. Senior leaders will walk away with a deeper understanding of the concepts at the heart of Data Science. Practitioners will add to their toolboxes.

In The Field Guide to Data Science, our Booz Allen experts provide their insights in the following areas:

• Start Here for the Basics provides an introduction to Data Science, including what makes Data Science unique from other analysis approaches. We will help you understand Data Science maturity within an organization and how to create a robust Data Science capability.
• Take Off the Training Wheels is the practitioners guide to Data Science. We share our established processes, including our approach to decomposing complex Data Science problems, the Fractal Analytic Model. We conclude with the Guide to Analytic Selection to help you select the right analytic techniques to conquer your toughest challenges.
• Life in the Trenches gives a first hand account of life as a Data Scientist. We share insights on a variety of Data Science topics through illustrative case studies. We provide tips and tricks from our own experiences on these real-life analytic challenges.
• Putting it All Together highlights our successes creating Data Science solutions for our clients. It follows several projects from data to insights and see the impact Data Science can have on your organization.

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When I first saw this title, I thought it was going to be one of the make my brain hurt kind of books, but heck, even I can read it! It's actually not dry and is kind of entertaining! If you have "data" (and who doesn't anymore) this free ebook might a good read for you. And really, it won't make your brain explode...

 

(via KDNuggets - Booz Allen "Field Guide to Data Science" - free download)