Are Data Scientists Fortune Tellers?

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Should we aim to be one?

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10 hours ago

In a world constantly embracing new ideas and capabilities, data scientists who use increasingly complex algorithms to feed in larger and larger datasets seem more mystical than ever in terms of their prediction process.

When working as a data scientist whose main deliverables are product demand forecasts, I couldn’t help but wonder…